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Paul's Cathedral. Guide: Mr. David Sholl. The Tower of London This massive pile which has been at one time or another citadel, pala- ce, prison, mint, treasury, armoury, observatory is perhaps London's most outstanding link in the long chain of its history. The square Norman Keep — the White Tower — was built by Wil- liam the Conqueror in 1078 in an angle of the Roman Wall, portions of which are still standing and were standing years before. William arrived. The surrounding parts including the Bloody Tower have gradually grown up through the centuries.. The Tower has seen many atrocities in its time ranging from the callous murder of the two little Princes to the execu- tions of Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Guy and Sir Thomas More. The axe and block used for the beheading are exhibited in the Tower. Nowadays the Tower is a museum, housing the National Collection of Armour and the Crown Jewels and Royal Regalia. The Tower is still guarded by the Yeomen Warders, the famous Beefeaters, who wear a traditional sixteenth-century uniform. Tower Bridge the public. Tower Bridge is massive bascules, designed that they on their way in or з opened in 1894. Its lofty walkways are open to remarkable monument to the ingenuity of man. Its veighing approximately 1.000 tons, are so finely an be raised in a matter of minutes to enable ships out of the Pool of London. St. Paul's Cathedral The City's greatest monument, St. Paul's Cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren between 1675 and 1710 to replace the old Cathedral that was largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. | |
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