The Tower of London (that’s actually a palace)
Designed to blend in beautifully with the nearby Tower of London (just 6 minutes walk away), Tower Bridge is made from steel (11,000 tons of it!) then glad in Cornish granite and Portland stone.
The Tower of London is actually a castle, where the crown jewels and coronation robes are kept. It’s also home to the famed ravens who have their wings clipped to stop them flying off (though the tower claims this is to keep them safe and well-fed, as they have never lived in the wild).
Less common than smaller crows, ravens have metallic feathers and wedge-shaped tails, often flying upside-down for fun. Young ravens drop sticks mid-air, to fly and catch them.
Located in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, the palace become infamous for housing people who would meet a grisly end. From poor Anne Boleyn (beheaded by her husband Henry VIII) to spies executed during World War I.
The last person to be executed here (by firing squad) was a Luxembourg-born German spy, who was captured after parachuting into the UK during World War II.
Also read about Tower Bridge (next door).
