Located about 42 feet above the River Thames, the Tower Bridge walkways shimmering blue top paying special view from downtown to the west, Docklands to the east and an array of beautiful buildings, old and new, that line the historic river.
Located in the area of Tower Hamlets, the bridge is within walking distance of the City of London and the East End pockets of interest such as Brick Lane. Alternatively, a visit to the bridge could be worked into the day exploring farther east still, where the bend of the river to surround the Island Dog. There Canary ultra-modernity Wharf skyscrapers and the curvature of the Millennium Dome to face the great beauty of the Greenwich naval college and the royal observatory.
Tower Bridge is a late Victorian engineering triumph and iconic part of the London sky. Setting new standards in the construction of a combined bascule bridge and suspension bridge spans 61 meters in the River Thames and rises far above in an elegant form. The structure of the east London took eight years, five contractors and 432 construction workers to build up, take your completed form in 1894.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tower Bridge
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