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<nowiki>Torre de Londres; Lundúnaturn; Menara London; د لندن برج; Тауър; ٹاور آف لندن; ٹاور آف لندن; Tower of London; Tor de Londres; Turmo di London; London minorasi; Turo de Londono; Лондонска кула; Tower of London; लंदन टावर; টাওয়ার অব লন্ডন; tour de Londres; Menara London; Londonski Tower; טורעם פון לאנדאן; टॉवर ऑफ लंडन; Tháp Luân Đôn; Tauers; Londense Tower; Лондон тауер; Touer o Lunnon; Tower vu London; Tower of London; Tower of London; London qalası; Menara London; ಲಂಡನ್‌ ಗೋಪುರ; تاوەری لەندەن; Tower of London; برج لندن; လန်ဒန်ရဲတိုက်ကြီး; 倫敦塔; Londoni Tower; ટાવર ઓફ લંડન; Londresko dorrea; Torre de Londres; Tŵr Llundain; Таўэр; برج لندن; 倫敦塔; Tower of London; ლონდონის ტაუერი; ロンドン塔; Turre de London; מצודת לונדון; Turris Londinii; Turnul Londrei; टावर ऑफ़ लंदन; లండన్ టవర్; Lontoon Tower; Тауер; Tore de London; หอคอยแห่งลอนดอน; இலண்டன் கோபுரம்; Torre di Londra; London rasek; Tower; Towern; Таўэр; Londra Kalesi; Լոնդոնի թաուեր; Tower of London; Lundenturr; Toer fan Londen; Tower of London; Torre de Londres; Torri ta' Londra; Menara London; Tower of London; Londono Taueris; Tower of London; Tore ng Londres; Тауэр; Londonski Tower; Tore han London; Tower of London; ലണ്ടൻ ടവർ; 倫敦塔; Tower; Túr Londan; 伦敦塔; Tower of London; Torre de Londres; 倫敦塔; Πύργος του Λονδίνου; 런던탑; castello di Londra; középkori épületegyüttes Londonban; Burg im Vereinigten Königreich; Londresko dorrean eraikina; kasteel in sentraal Londen; قلعة تاريخية على الضفة الشمالية لنهر التيمز في قلب لندن في إنجلترا; замок в Великобритании, Англия, Большой Лондон, Лондон; borg i London; castell yn Llundain; Museu em Londres, Reino Unido; замак-крэпасць у Лондане; ամրոց Լոնդոնի կենտրոնում; 世界遺產; كوردي; linna Lontoon keskustassa; イギリスのロンドンにある城塞; castillo histórico situado en la ribera norte del río Támesis en el centro de Londres, Inglaterra; château britannique; ปราสาทในย่านเซ็นทรัลลอนดอน สหราชอาณาจักร; zamek monarchów Anglii (Londyn, Wielka Brytania); замок у Великій Британії; gebouw; טירה היסטורית במרכז לונדון; bangunan kuil di Britania Raya; palazz irjali fiċ-ċentru ta' Londra; 영국 런던 도심의 템스강변에 위치한 성; castle in central London, United Kingdom; kastelo en Londono, Anglio; londýnský Tower, palác a pevnost v Londýně; Castel in Lundne; Tower of London; Tower of London; Londreseko dorrea; London Tower; Tower of London; Londongo dorrea; Tower of london; Londoner Tower; Tower von London; The Tower; The Tower of London; Her Majesty'S Royal Palace And Fortress; Лонданскі Таўэр; Тоўэр; 伦敦塔; Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of The Tower of London; Tower; The Tower of London; Tower of London; Londra Kulesi; 倫敦塔; Tower of London; The Tower; מצודת העיר לונדון; מגדל לונדון; Turris Londiniensis; लंदन टावर; Tower; Tower of London; Towerin linna; Tower of London; The Tower; Tower of London; London Tower; White Tower; Londonski toranj; London Tower; Turri di Londra; Tháp London; Tower of London; Londonas Tauers; Tower of London; Toring van Londen; Tower of London; Тауер; Tower of London; Londonski Tower; Лондонський Тауер; London Tower; Tower of London; Tower of London; Kastel Menara London; พระราชวังหลวงและป้อมปราการของหอคอยแห่งลอนดอนในพระองค์ฯ; The Tower; Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress; The Tower of London; Londyńska Tower; Pałac i Twierdza Jej Królewskiej Mości; Tower Green; The Tower of London; Tower i London; De Tower of London; The tower of London; ტაუერი; Twr Llundain; லண்டன் கோபுரம்; Лондонска кула; Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress; The Tower of London; The Tower; Tower of London (London, England); His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress; قصر وقلعة صاحبة الجلالة; Tauerio tvirtovė; Лондонский Тауэр; Тауер; Тоуэр</nowiki>
Tower of London 
castle in central London, United Kingdom
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  • Tower Hill, London EC3N 4AB
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  • 1066
Visitors per year
  • 2,741,126 (2016)
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Map51° 30′ 29.52″ N, 0° 04′ 34.31″ W
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Wikidata Q62378
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GND ID: 4302320-4
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World Heritage Site ID: 488
National Heritage List for England number: 1002061, 1000092
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His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London
  • The original entrance to the White Tower was at first-floor level.
    The original entrance to the White Tower was at first-floor level.
  • The main entrance today
    The main entrance today
  • St John's Chapel inside the White Tower
    St John's Chapel inside the White Tower
  • The south face of the Waterloo Block
    The south face of the Waterloo Block
  • A recreation of Edward I's bedchamber in the river-side St Thomas's Tower above Traitors' Gate
    A recreation of Edward I's bedchamber in the river-side St Thomas's Tower above Traitors' Gate
  • The 16th-century King's House and the Tower Green
    The 16th-century King's House and the Tower Green
  • 1607 cannon
    1607 cannon

Interior of the innermost ward. Right of centre is the 11th-century White Tower; the structure at the end of the walkway to the left is Wakefield Tower. Beyond that can be seen Traitors' Gate. The Tower of London's outer curtain wall, with the curtain wall of the inner ward just visible behind. In the centre is Legge's Mount.

History

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Main category: History of the Tower of London
  • The traditional coronation procession from the Tower (at left) to Westminster for King Edward VI (1547)
    The traditional coronation procession from the Tower (at left) to Westminster for King Edward VI (1547)
  • An engraving of the Tower of London in 1737 by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck]
    An engraving of the Tower of London in 1737 by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck]
  • The cobbled surface of Tower Hill to the north of the Tower of London. Over a period of 400 years, 112 people were executed on the hill
    The cobbled surface of Tower Hill to the north of the Tower of London. Over a period of 400 years, 112 people were executed on the hill
  • Memorial To The Executed in the Tower, unveiled in 2006, designed by Brian Catling
    Memorial To The Executed in the Tower, unveiled in 2006, designed by Brian Catling
See also: London.
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