Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is the most famous bridge in
London.
Tower Bridge is located next to the Tower
of London.
The original reason for building this tower
was because of the steam engines. The bridge was built because the steam
engines had to be moved over the water somehow. Right now those steam engines
are just used as a tourist attraction.
The construction of the Tower Bridge
started in 1886 and lasted 8 years in total.
About 700,000 tons of concrete was needed
to build these two enourmous blocks.
Originally the Bridge would be a lot
simpler but because Horace Jones, the architect of the Tower Bridge, suddenly
died, George D. Stevenson took over the project.
Tower Bridge is one of the biggest
touristic attractions from London.
Tower Bridge opens about 900 times for the
boats every year.
The bridge attracts a lot of tourists.
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