Travel destinations: Tower of London 5 Articles

by Erin St John

The 900-year old Tower of London is a must-see for visitors to London: its amazing history as a fortress, palace, prison, arsenal, and execution site (among other things) captivates the imagination and gives visitors a uni...read more

by Roumyana Demireva

There is more of London`s history in the Tower than anywhere else. It is the oldest surviving building in London, dating from the Norman Conquest, and even before that the site had been used by the Romans, and later by the...read more

by Graham Lear

For a thousand years there has been a fortress on the banks of the river Thames it was first built by William 1 of England and it was there to protect the Normans from the people of London more than protecting the people o...read more

by Emily Ser

The Tower of London is famous because it houses the Crown Jewels of England. Many other things have occurred on this site throughout history, however, and each building houses a museum to commemorate this. One tower educat...read more

by David Walsh

I disagree, I visited London in 2000 when it was really busy due to the new London Eye and the Millennium Dome. I saw all the sites including the Tower of London. I found that the exterior was busier than the interior. The...read more