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Tower Bridge
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NAME
Tower Bridge
OTHER NAMES
Tower Bridge
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
ADDRESS
Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP, United Kingdom.

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Tower Bridge
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About Tower Bridge
It is a bridge crossed the Thames river near Tower of London.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tower Bridge

  • Don't get confused with London Bridge as Tower Bridge is half a mile away from London Bridge.
    Don't get confused with London Bridge as Tower Bridge is half a mile away from London Bridge.
  • Before selecting the final design by architect Sir Horace Jones (he is credited of designing other popular buildings like Victorian, Smithfield Market, Leadenhall Market and Billingsgate) and civil engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry more than fifty design was rejected.
  • The most amazing thing about the bridge is its bascules which could be raised up 83 degrees angle. These bascules are more than 1100 tons in weight. They impress the visitors when they are raised so that the cruise can pass uninterruptedly.
    The most amazing thing about the bridge is its bascules which could be raised up 83 degrees angle. These bascules are more than 1100 tons in weight. T
  • To counterbalance the Bascules a huge chamber underneath is made.
    To counterbalance the Bascules a huge chamber underneath is made.
  • Initially, the two high-level walkways were made to ease the pedestrian to pass but it was not used. It was closed in 1910 and is available to visit only at the time of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.
    Initially, the two high-level walkways were made to ease the pedestrian to pass but it was not used. It was closed in 1910 and is available to visit o
  • A pilot named Frank McClean flied his short biplane between the bascules and the walkways in the year 1912 at the time of emergency.
    A pilot named Frank McClean flied his short biplane between the bascules and the walkways in the year 1912 at the time of emergency.
  • Before 1977, the bridge had only brown color and got its new look of red, white and blue color on the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Again its color was changed to bright blue and white in the years 2008 and 2016.
    Before 1977, the bridge had only brown color and got its new look of red, white and blue color on the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Again its color was chan
  • The construction of bridge was not an easy job as it required over 432 workers to work hard for eight years. Also over 11 thousand tons of steel and seventy thousand tons of concrete was used to turn the dream into reality.

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