The Tower Of London


- The White Tower was commissioned by William I of Normandy (William The Conqueror) as a stamp of his authority on London following his successful invasion of Britain in 1066 which effectively ended England's Anglo-Saxon period and ushered in the reign of the Normans.
- The White Tower is the centrepiece and most recognizable building of The Tower of London complex.
- The White Tower is around 27.4 metres (90 feet) high to the battlements with walls up to 4.5 metres (15 feet) thick at the base.
- The building is constructed from Caen stone brought from Normandy.
- The White Tower is one of both London's and Britain's most famous buildings and as part of the Tower of London, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The White Tower is so-called because it was once whitewashed.


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An international tourism icon, with a fascinating history. Looks massive when you see it up close!

Feel free to post your pictures of Tower :)

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Excellent pictures, I would like to see it being used today for the editor of the Daily Mail Paul Dacre.

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Excellent pictures, I would like to see it being used today for the editor of the Daily Mail Paul Dacre.
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You can't rate that, it'd be like rating Stone Henge. We're so divorced from the world that created it that we can't make any kind of relevent judgement.

I always thought it was let down by it's location though. It should be higher, on a hill, separate from the bustle and mess of the streets below.

10

10 of course

9/10

i should really have given a 10.......the building is fantastic, so much history and so much meaning, its just its location lets it down somewhat, being hemmed in by busy roads and underpasses on 2 sides. And that isnt the actual buildings fault.........oh, i'm so harsh

:);)

No more powerful a symbol of French domination over the English people exists.

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10.

^^ I like your new avatar DonQui, nothing like a patriotic, republican avatar :horse:

8/10

I always thought it was let down by it's location though. It should be higher, on a hill, separate from the bustle and mess of the streets below.

I believe it's proximity to the river was the key for building it where it they did.

6/10

oh beautiful

B.E.A.UTIFUL

7/10

A historical masterpiece in the middle of a modern metropolis - 9/10

Why don't they fill the moat back in with water? Wasn't it drained so that they could grow cabbages, carrots, potatoes and the like during the war?