The White Tower (London) | castle, museum, landmark, fortification, Grade I Listed (UK), 11th century construction

United Kingdom / England / London / Tower Hill
 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.
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Coordinates:   51°30'29"N   -0°4'33"E
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