People are only just realising what is on the London Underground seat's crazy patterns

There is an important meaning behind the design choice of the seats (Image: Getty)

While commuters may be used to seeing the patterns on the London Underground seats, many miss what is hiding in plain sight. To most, the seats look like they have any bog-standard public transport pattern across them, looking somewhat similar to those on buses and coaches.

But it has actually been carefully picked out by bosses to reflect London. It turns out that every seat has a view of four of the city's most iconic landmarks. The blue seats feature geometric designs in red that represent the most iconic sites.

One is a big red circle with the white triangle inside representing the London Eye - which is possibly the easiest one to recognise.

But upon further inspection, passengers can also see St Paul's Cathedral its dome is just underneath the London Eye, with the white triangle from the centre of the big wheel doubling up as the building's highest point.

Big Ben is also represented with a series of red dots outlining its clock face and a blue triangle on top.

The London Underground seat contains four iconic landmarks (Image: GL)

The final spot, which appears to be almost unrecognisable to the untrained eye is the Tower Bridge, which is represented by two blue triangles and the white triangle for a triple meaning.

The pattern first appeared on the tube back in 2010, when London underground's seats got an overdue refurbishment from the design firm Wallace Sewell. The company beat 350 competitors to mock-up the new tube seat appearance that has been on the Central Line and all-new tubes since then.