Tower of London
Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames.
The Tower 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.
The tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners, such as the Princes in the Tower and the future Queen Elizabeth I). This last use has led to the phrase “sent to the Tower” (meaning “imprisoned”). It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armory, a treasury, a zoo, the Royal Mint, a public records office, an observatory, and since 1303, the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
‘If the ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall…’
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Tower of London
Tower of London - Throne Room 
Torture Device 
Torture Device 
Torture Device 
Torture Device 
Tower of London - Bedroom 
Tower of London - Chapel 
The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. The name Beefeater is more likely to have originated from the time when the Yeomen Warders at the Tower were paid part of their salary with chunks of beef. 
Tower of London - Armory 
Tower of London - Armory 
Tower of London - Armory 
Tower of London - Armor 
Tower of London - Crown Jewels 
Tower of London - Crown Jewels 
Tower of London - Housing for Guards 
Tower of London - Housing for Guards 
Tower Ravens Feeding 
Tower of London
Tower of London - Throne Room
Torture Device
Torture Device
Torture Device
Torture Device
Tower of London - Bedroom
Tower of London - Chapel
The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. The name Beefeater is more likely to have originated from the time when the Yeomen Warders at the Tower were paid part of their salary with chunks of beef.
Tower of London - Armory
Tower of London - Armory
Tower of London - Armory
Tower of London - Armor
Tower of London - Crown Jewels
Tower of London - Crown Jewels
Tower of London - Housing for Guards
Tower of London - Housing for Guards
Tower Ravens Feeding
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