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Bridge · London Borough of Tower Hamlets and London Borough of Southwark, London, England

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is a bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, completed in 1894, with towers, high-level walkways and Victorian engine rooms that its own site describes as part of a visit.

Why go

Tower Bridge is a bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames, completed in 1894; its own site says it is part of City Bridge Foundation, whose sole trustee is the City of London Corporation. The site says a visit inside takes in the North and South Towers, the high-level walkways 42 metres above the river with their glass floors, and the Victorian engine rooms that once powered the bridge lifts. Its ticket information says entry tickets can be booked up to eight weeks in advance, that an audio tour is included, and that groups of 15 or more must book ahead. The site also publishes the times of upcoming bridge lifts. This record is the bridge, not Tower Bridge Road or its approaches.

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London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. XTOUR maps the museums, galleries, churches, palaces, parks and markets that lie inside Greater London or the City of London, and keeps places that are only reached from London, such as Windsor Castle, apart from the city.

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