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  • By Callavetta on February 5, 2005
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    by Callavetta
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    120 people live in the Tower Complex on a full time basis. Be sure to visit the Crown Jewels while you are here. The line is usually the longest around but it moves quickly. A moving sidewalk takes visitors past the many ornaments and jewels.

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  • Phone: 0 20 7709 0765
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  • Website: http://www.armouries.org.uk/tower/

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  • Updated By iwys on June 13, 2006
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    I always say to foreign vistors to England, if you can only visit one site, make it the Tower of London. In my opinion, it is the most important and impressive historical building in London. It is actually a castle with many towers. The original White Tower, which stands at its centre, was built in 1100 by William the Conqueror. Admission: adults £15

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    Tower of London: Every picture tells a story....
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  • Updated By iandsmith on February 2, 2006
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  • Hold your nose and snap - London
    Hold your nose and snap
    by iandsmith
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    ...but only if you know the words! Here, a seemingly mundane picture hides a fascinating tale. What you're looking for here is a small black hole in the White Tower, slightly above and to the right of centre. This, my dear friends, is the point where faecal matter used to descend, raw, into a small channel off the Thames. Designed by a bishop, Gundulf (a Norman monk) who obviously hadn't learnt much from Roman efforts several hundred years earlier, it was supposed to flush with each tide as the ditch into which the defecations went was 15ft below the high tide mark. Unlucky! In a nutshell, it didn't work and an appalling odour continually surrounded the Tower. Enough to put you off your afternoon tea I should think! Surprisingly, it's not in use today. I can't think why not. Another point of interest here is that the main stone work is done with Kentish rag, a rough limestone from close to Maidstone. Caen limestone, a finer type from Normandy was used sparingly as cut stone (ashlar) at the corners and around the windows and doors. For a standout effect, the walls were regularly whitewashed, from which act the White Tower got its name.

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    Tower of London: Check out those Crown Jewels @ the Tower of London
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  • By rwlittle on March 14, 2004
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    Things to do when at the Tower: 1. Don't bother those guards with the sub-machine guns, those are real guns. 2. Check out those Crown Jewels. Realize that there's no hope that you could break the glass and make it past those guards with any loot. 3. Don't bother the ravens. As I understand it, those birds are rather dangerous. So long as they're at the Tower, England is not supposed to fall, so if you bother them and you get hurt, you may not get sympathy from the authorities. 4. Check out all of the individual towers. I recommend checking out the White Tower.

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  • Updated By Travelchili on November 29, 2003
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    by Travelchili
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    One should not miss Tower of London even if the place is often called a tourist trap or there are too many people around. I was lucky to pick a perfect time for the visit - a cold, dark December morning with almost no tourists who were willing to stand in the cold and wind:) I was cold, too, of course!!, but the place was magical. For a moment I wished I could have been a Beefeater because their clothes seemed very warm.. While the Beefeater was giving us some juicy stories from the past and the big ravens were flying around, it started to feel very spooky. A really, really fun experience:)

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  • Updated By fishandchips on January 23, 2007
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    The Tower is one of Londons most iconic images and has been around since the 11th century as building began in 1066 by William the conqueror. It has a sordid past housing many of Englands more infamous people by some of the more infamous kings and queens - it's not about what you know it's about who's in charge!! The Tower is located on the banks of the Thames in central London & has its famous Tower Bridge located right beside it. Admission to the Tower is almost £14 for adults and includes a tour from one of the Beefeaters. Tours leaves every thirty minutes and are really good so best you tag along on one. The Beefeaters provide a hurmous angle to the goings on over the past few centuries and are very good. A word of warning - the queue for the Crown jewels can get very long so get there early.

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  • Directions: Take the Circle or District lines (yellow or green) to the Tower Hill stop. The exit from the Underground leads right to the Tower
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  • By Groverdean on July 20, 2004
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    This place must be one of the most visited attractions in the world, with just cause. Apart from housing the amazing Crown Jewels, the history here is just fascinating and will keep you enthralled for a long time after your visit. This is a must do!

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  • Updated By kazander on June 30, 2004
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    I was fascinated by the Tower of London after reading the historical tales of Queen Elizabeth I and her mother Anne Boleyn, It was erie and thrilling to see where they had been held captive. The Crown Jewels are here on display and I remember vividly the disappointment I felt when my tour group teacher told me there was no time to see them because our group was scheduled for a quick lunch at McDonalds before heading off to the next site. Horrible isn't it?

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  • Updated By adventerrtravel22 on September 8, 2004
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    Near Tower Bridge is the Tower of London.Place of former torcher chambers and home of the Queens/Kings crown jewels. See what former knights wore and all the kings that ruled over England. No trip to London is complete unless you visit the Tower of London. There are guided tours available that will make it more enjoyable but you can navigate these grounds by yourself pretty easily.

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    Tower of London: The Tower of London ~ The Armoury
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  • Updated By Jenniflower on June 6, 2006
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    Upstairs you walk into their armoury. Didn’t I feel the idiot when I asked my husband if they made wine and were these the vats it was being stored in?? They were gunpowder vats! (doh!). They are a lot smaller then wine vats (I DO actually know this as we are keen wine drinkers and go on tours), and it is the Armoury, so not the place to be keeping wine vats! There is an impressive array of spears and guns of all lengths and seizes. They show knights on their horses (life size), and display coats of arms, the various knights armour and what station they were, and even have replicas of each Kings own horse. It is a very interesting display, well put together, and even if you don’t like guns (and I don’t), it does speak loudly of the past and history and it’s a good step back in time. There is the obligatory shop on the way out where you can pick up some goodies and souvenirs if need be.

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