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Tower of London
Tower Hamlets, north bank of the ThamesLondon, England, EC3N 4AB, United Kingdom
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A historic castle, was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels
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Landmark Trivia
- The White Tower, not including its projecting corner towers, measures 36 by 32 metres (118 by 105 ft) at the base, and rises to a height of 27 m (90 ft) at the southern battlements.
- Work on the White Tower, which gives the whole castle its name, is usually considered to have begun in 1078, however the exact date is uncertain.
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