Tower Bridge
Hello everybody!
Today I am going to introduce you a big and beautiful bridge in London. For sure you know something about it but maybe you will be surprised.
Facts about the big steel monster
The Tower Bridge is the lifting bridge in London over the
River Thames. Next to it is a Tower after which is the name „Tower Bridge“.
Sometimes it is incorrectly signified as a London Bridge but in fact it is another
bridge next to Tower Bridge.
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| The view from the Tower Bridge (Tower) |
Something from History
In the second half of the 19th century, when industry
started increase there was necessary to build a new bridge across the river.
There was a problem to build a normal bridge because of shipping to London
Harbor. So they decided to make a special lifting bridge to keep the transport
unlimited.
The construction of the bridge began in 1886 and lasted 8
years. The work involved 432 workers.
The main stability of the bridge holds
two massive pillars; each of them has more than 70,000 tons of concrete and the towers
and the bridge itself was built from more than 11,000 tons of steel. They also
used cornwall granite
and portland limestone
as a protection of the steel skeleton.
Finally the bridge was opened in 1894.
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| raised Tower Bridge |
Bridge in present
The Bridge has two high-rise footbridges connecting two towers of the bridge.
In past they were used by pedestrians
when the bridge was raised. But they were closed in 1910 because of prostitutes
and pocket thieves.
Did you know that now there are historic tours? Personally I didn't know that. This is the reason why they are now opened again but only as a part of
that historic bridge tour that includes exhibitions in both towers. You can see there many photographs,
handwritten documents and a film about the construction of the bridge.
Exhibition- opening hours
Summer
Opening Hours:
April – September 10:00 – 17:30
Winter
Opening Hours:
October – March 09:30 – 17:00
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