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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Tower-BridgeTower Bridge | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 17, 2024 · The bridge was completed in 1894. It is about 240 metres (800 feet) in length and provides an opening 76 metres (250 feet) wide. Its twin towers rise 61 metres (200 feet) above the Thames. Between the towers stretch a pair of glass-covered walkways that are popular among tourists.

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3. www.youtube.com › watchFlying Through London’s Tower Bridge (World First) - YouTube

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   14K. 653K views 2 weeks ago TOWER BRIDGE. Skydivers Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel became the first people to wingsuit fly through London’s iconic Tower Bridge. The two wingsuiters...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-london-68999756Tower Bridge: Red Bull skydivers complete wingsuit flight - BBC

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   May 12, 2024 · 12 May 2024. By Liz Jackson & PA Media,BBC News. Joerg Mitter/RedBull/PA. Marco Waltenspiel (left) and Marco Fürst leapt from a helicopter hovering at 3,000ft above London. Two professional...

5. londonist.com › 2024 › 05Jumping Over Or Flying Through Tower Bridge | Londonist

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   May 14, 2024 · Tower Bridge has attracted all kinds of attention over the decades, including some spectacular stunts. 12 May 2024 saw two wingsuited skydivers fly between the bascules and upper level of...

6. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/13 › worldSkydivers become the first to fly through London’s Tower ...

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   May 13, 2024 · Daredevils fly through iconic bridge in London. On May 2, skydivers Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel became the first to fly in wingsuits through London's historic Tower Bridge, reaching a...

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   Is Tower Bridge a movable bridge?

   • Tower Bridge, movable bridge of the double-leaf bascule (drawbridge) type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Southwark. It is a distinct landmark that aesthetically complements the Tower of London, which it adjoins. Pedestrians and motor traffic above the River Thames, Tower Bridge, London.

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   Why is Tower Bridge so famous?

   • Tower Bridge has attracted all kinds of attention over the decades, including some spectacular stunts. 12 May 2024 saw two wingsuited skydivers fly between the bascules and upper level of Tower Bridge, before landing by parachute on barges in the Thames: It was an audacious, intricately planned stunt.

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   How big is London's Tower Bridge?

   • Characterization of London's Tower Bridge. The bridge was completed in 1894. It is about 240 metres (800 feet) in length and provides an opening 76 metres (250 feet) wide. Its twin towers rise 61 metres (200 feet) above the Thames. Between the towers stretch a pair of glass-covered walkways that are popular among tourists.

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   How does the Tower Bridge work?

   • The Tower Bridge was operated by hydraulic pumps driven by steam until 1976, when electric motors were put into operation; the steam power system is still kept (in good repair) as a tourist display. Because of the reduction in shipping at the London Docklands, however, the leaves are now seldom raised.

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8. www.euronews.com › video › 2024/05/13Video. Historic Wingsuit Flight Through Tower Bridge | Euronews

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   May 13, 2024 · Two Austrian Red Bull skydivers, Marco Furst, 33, and Marco Waltenspiel, 39, achieved the world's inaugural wingsuit flight through London's Tower Bridge.

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9. www.telegraph.co.uk › world-news › 2024/05/12Watch: Skydivers soar through London's Tower Bridge in first ...

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   May 12, 2024 · Two skydivers have flown through London’s Tower Bridge in wingsuits for the first time in history. Austrian Marco Furst, 33, and Marco Waltenspiel, 39, jumped from a helicopter at 3,000 feet...