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The construction of Tower Bridge commenced on and lasted for eight years. About 432 construction workers participated in the project every day, building the 200-foot tall, 800-foot long, and 250-foot wide structure. The foundations submerged in the riverbed measured at a depth of almost 8m, and around were used in the construction of the bridge.
Discover what there is to see inside Tower Bridge to make the most of your visit. Discover London's defining landmark from home explore the history, the people and get creative with podcasts, articles and challenges suitable for the whole family.
Tower Bridge, one of the London’s most famous landmarks, is a bascule and suspension bridge on River Thames. It has two towers, in Victorian Gothic style, that are connected with two walkways that are constructed so they can resist horizontal forces from suspended parts of the bridge. Base of each tower holds machines that lift two parts of ...
These days Tower Bridge is electrically powered, and lifts around 800 times a year (as often as 10 times a day in summer). The best spot to see it raised is at the 11m-long glass walkways of the Tower Bridge Exhibition, 42m above the river. Views plunge into the Thames, outshining the story of the bridge's construction, which is also recounted ...
Tower Bridge je kombinovaný visutý a zvedací most v Londýně nad řekou Temží. Stojí nedaleko hradu Tower a spojuje londýnské City s městskou částí Tower Hamlets, která hraničí se čtvrtí Southwark. Někdy bývá chybně zaměňován s London Bridge, který stojí o necelý kilometr dále proti proudu.
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Tower Bridge. 1886. do 1894 . / 51.5055°N 0.075406°W / 51.5055; -0.075406. Tower Bridge pokretni je most preko rijeke Temze u Londonu. Ime je dobio po obližnjem Londonskom Toweru. Izgradnja je počela 1886. godine, a most je otvoren 1894. Prelazi Temzu u blizini Londonskog Towera i postao je jedan od ikonskih simbola Londona.
