Described as "the one internationally recognised Scottish landmark"
the Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland

Even today it is regarded as an engineering marvel; the first major structure in Britain to be constructed of steel unlike its contemporary, the Eiffel Tower which was built of wrought iron.

It has passed into everyday language in the form "Painting the Forth Bridge" which is a colloquial term for a never-ending task

A representation of the Forth Bridge appears on the 2004 Issue one pound coin
The 2007 series of banknotes issued by the Bank of Scotland depicts different bridges in Scotland as examples of Scottish engineering, and the £20 note features the Forth Bridge

There is a scene on the bridge in Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps