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Tower of London
For over 900 years the Tower of London has dominated the city of London. It has been a Royal Palace, Prison, Place of Execution, Fortress, Arsenal, Royal Mint and Jewel House. The Tower of London is home to the Crown Jewels, this includes the Imperial State Crown worn by the Queen at the opening of Parliament. You can also see one of the largest diamonds in the world at the Tower of London, the Cullinan 1, set in the Sovereign's Sceptre, which is kept in the Jewel House dating from 1660.

Address: Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB
Phone: +44 (0)20 7709 0765
Location Map: Click
Here
Nearest Tube: Tower Hill
Entrance Fees:
Adult: £16.50
Child: £11.00
Concessions: £11.50
Other Resources:
www.hrp.org.uk
More historic buildings in London:
|Big Ben | Buckingham Palce | Eltham Palace | Greenwich Observatory | Kensington Palace | Southwark Cathedral | Spencer House | St Martin in the Fields | St Pauls Cathedral | The Monument | Tower Bridge | Tower of London | Westminster Abbey |