Interior and exterior of the modern reproduction of the Globe.
The Tower of London is a historic monument in central London , England , on the north bank of the River Thames . The Tower of London was declared in 1988 Patrimony of the Humanity
TOWER OF LONDON
The Tower of London is often identified with the White Tower , the original stark square fortress built by William the Conqueror in 1078. However, the tower as a whole is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat .
HISTORY
The tower's primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison.
FUNCTION
The Tower of London is reputedly the most haunted building in England. The Tower of London, as a place of death, darkness and treachery, is most famously evoked in William Shakespeare's play
GHOST
St. Paul“s
The cathedral sits on the edge of London 's oldest region, the City, which originated as a Roman trading post along the edge of the River Thames .
Overlooking the street Cathedral
The Whispering Gallery runs around the interior of the Dome and is 30.2 m above the cathedral floor. Whispering Gallery
In the past
The organ was commissioned in 1694: the current instrument is the third-biggest in Britain with 7,189 pipes and 108 stops , enclosed in an impressive case by Grinling Gibbons . Organ
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