The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London. It was built by William the Conqueror during the early 1080s, and subsequently extended. The White Tower was the castle's strongest point militarily, provided accommodation for the king and his representatives, and housed a chapel. Henry III ordered the tower whitewashed in 1240. Today the Tower of London is a museum and visitor attraction.
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- The White Tower seen from the southeast. To the fore is the projection housing the apse of St John's Chapel. The White Tower is a former royal residence, the old keep...
- Yayın zamanı: 16 saat önceDesigned by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, the White Tower is a prime example of Norman military architecture and was intended to assert Norman...
- On the top floor of the White Tower you will find an original executioner's block of the 18th century, with an axe that possibly dates back to Tudor times.
- Descend into the Tower of London's White Tower.
- The entrance to the white tower is made on the first floor by a door accessible only by a wooden staircase.
- In 1825 a building, the New Horse Armoury, to contain effigies of England's kings was constructed against the south of the White Tower.
- The Jesuit John Gerard, his body subjected to the macabre dance of hanging in the basement of the White Tower...
- The White Tower, most commonly known as the Tower of London, is situated on the north bank of the river Thames in central London and is one of the oldest...
- The White Tower is the oldest part of the Tower of London and the Norman palace started by William the Conqueror.
- Originally, it was called Water Gate, as it was a watergate that helped lift water to a cistern on the roof of the White Tower.