- Tower Bridge Facts for Kids
- Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894
- Steam-driven hydraulic pumps operated the bridge until 1976
- For years, Tower Bridge has remained an emblem of the London Skyline and it has been attracting an adequate number of visitors from all around the world.
- Şehrin en büyük simgelerinden biri Londra tower bridge ‘dır Köprü adeta bir mimarlık harikasıdır.
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- Historian and photofgrapher David Ross visits Tower Bridge, London, with beautiful photos of the iconic bridge, history, and visiting information.
- Tower Bridge is 240 metres (800 feet) long and 76 metres (250 feet) wide. It is made up of two 61-metre-tall towers (200 feet) connected by horizontal walkways.
- The bridge connected Horselydown Lane, today Tower Bridge Road, with Iron Gate, today Tower Bridge Approach.
- The bridge crosses the River Thames and closes to the Tower of London. The Bridge consists of two towers with two horizontal walkways.
- When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed (‘bascule‘ comes from the French word for ‘seesaw’).
- Together with the help of another architect by the name of John Wolfe Barry they conceptualized Tower Bridge in the form we know today.