- Everyone seems to say walking on Tower Bridge is free. If so, why Tower Bridge website says it costs 11.40 pounds for entry ticket?
- Tower Bridge, Londra’da yer alan 5 büyük köprüden birisidir ve işletmesi ile bakımı Bridge House Estate tarafından üstlenilmiştir.
- Tower Bridge Facts for Kids
- Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894
- Steam-driven hydraulic pumps operated the bridge until 1976
- Şehrin en büyük simgelerinden biri Londra tower bridge ‘dır Köprü adeta bir mimarlık harikasıdır.
- The bridge connected Horselydown Lane, today Tower Bridge Road, with Iron Gate, today Tower Bridge Approach.
- During the construction of the bridge, almost 50 designs were taken into consideration, these 50 designs can be viewed at Tower Bridge Exhibition.
- 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.
- When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed (‘ bascule ‘ comes from the French word for ‘seesaw’).
- The bridge crosses the River Thames and closes to the Tower of London. The Bridge consists of two towers with two horizontal walkways.
- On one of the top floors, there's a photo exhibition of the world’s most famous bridges, including Tower Bridge. London’s iconic symbol.