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    The Tower of London is a historic monument located near the River Thames in London. It consists of the oldest part called the White Tower, areas that house the Crown Jewels and sites of former executions, and was formerly used as a royal residence, prison, and menagerie. Eight ravens are kept at the Tower as legend states that if they leave, the downfall of the Kingdom will follow. The Tower now operates as a museum housing weapons and the Crown Jewels, and is guarded by Yeomen Warders.

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    The Tower of London is a historic monument located near the River Thames in London. It consists of the oldest part called the White Tower, areas that house the Crown Jewels and sites of former executions, and was formerly used as a royal residence, prison, and menagerie. Eight ravens are kept at the Tower as legend states that if they leave, the downfall of the Kingdom will follow. The Tower now operates as a museum housing weapons and the Crown Jewels, and is guarded by Yeomen Warders.

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    The Tower of London is a historic monument located near the River Thames in London. It consists of the oldest part called the White Tower, areas that house the Crown Jewels and sites of former executions, and was formerly used as a royal residence, prison, and menagerie. Eight ravens are kept at the Tower as legend states that if they leave, the downfall of the Kingdom will follow. The Tower now operates as a museum housing weapons and the Crown Jewels, and is guarded by Yeomen Warders.

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    THE TOWER OF

    LONDON
    The Tower of London is a historic
    monument in central London. It´s
    situated near the river Thames and the
    Tower of Bridge. The Tower of London
    consists of the White Tower (the oldest
    part), Waterloo barracks(Crown
    Jewels), Site of Scaffold, Tower green
    ( there was a collection of wild animals),
    Bloody tower (prison) and Traitor´s The Traitor´s gate
    Gate.

    The White Tower and courtyard


    The Tower has a very interesting story. It was begun by a man who wasn´t even
    Englishman, William the Conqueror of Normandy in the 11th century.
    He was the cousin of England´s Kind Edward.

    William I
    The Tower served till the 16th century as a royal home, an execution site, a royal mint, an
    observatory and a prison. There many famous prisoners were kept for example queen Ann
    Boleyn, queen Elizabeth I., philosopher Thomas More and Hitler´s deputy – Rudolf Hess. He
    was the last state prisoner to be hold in the Tower, in May 1941. A Royal Menagerie was
    established at the Tower in the 13th century during the reign of King John. It was opened as
    an occasional public spectaclen in the reign of Elizabeth I. By 1804 the menagorie was open

    to the public.

    The Bloody Tower


    Eight ravens are kept in the Tower to protect the whole the Kingdom. The legend says that
    the Kingdom will cease to exist when the ravens leave the Tower. The oldest raven was Jim
    Crow and died when he had 44 years old.

    A Tower raven

    A Raven of Tower green


    Nowdays it is a museum where tourists go to see an arsenal of weapon and the Crown

    Jewels in the Jewel House. The Tower is guarded by the Yeomen Warders.

    The Yeomen Warders The Crown Jewels


    Reconstruction of the interior of
    the Bloody Tower

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