The White Tower (London)
| castle, museum, landmark, fortification, Grade I Listed (UK), 11th century construction
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tower, castle, museum, landmark, fortification, Grade I Listed (UK), 11th century construction
The White Tower is a central tower at the Tower of London. The great central keep was built by William the Conqueror and finished by his sons and successors, William Rufus and Henry I, around 1087. It is 90 feet high and is of massive construction, the walls varying from 15 feet thickness at the base to almost 11 feet in the upper parts. Above the battlements rise four turrets; three of them are square, but the one on the northeast is circular. This turret once contained the first royal observatory.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)
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Coordinates: 51°30'29"N -0°4'33"E
- The Tower of London 0.2 km
- Old Truman Brewery 1.6 km
- British Museum 3.9 km
- The National Maritime Museum 5.6 km
- The Victoria and Albert Museum 6.9 km
- Natural History Museum 7.2 km
- Horniman Museum and Gardens 7.2 km
- RAF Museum, Hendon 15 km
- Iver Environment Centre 30 km
- Brooklands Museum 32 km
- St. George in the East 0.9 km
- Wapping 1.2 km
- Bermondsey Spa 1.3 km
- Tabard Gardens Estate 1.3 km
- Newington 1.7 km
- Bermondsey 1.7 km
- Tower Hamlets Council 3 km
- Central London 3.1 km
- Southwark Council 4.7 km
- Lambeth Council 5.9 km