The Tower of London
Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress, the Tower of London, is actually more a castle than a tower. It is among all famous for being the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
The castle is made of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls, and a moat, which is now dry. Currently stored in the Waterloo Barracks, the Crown Jewels are one of the main attractions. No picture was allowed and the Yeomen Warders, the ceremonial guardians, make sure that everybody respect the rule — I only took a picture of the door. Pretty impressive jewels and diamonds, trust me!
There are quite a few other exhibitions highlighting the history of the Tower as a prison, as an armory, a treasury and the national mint.
You can follow our trip to the U.K here on Flickr: United Kingdom.
 Medieval Age |
 Window on the Castle |
Waiting to Get In
Yeoman at the Door
 Defending the Castle |
 English Guard |
 Detail of a Lamp post |
 Cannons |
 Red Coat and Buttons |
 Detail of an Armor |
 Guarding the Crown Jewels |
 Old and New |
 General |
 Door of the Crown Jewels |
Little English Soldiers
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I’ve ALWAYS wanted to go
Awesome pictures!!
I enjoyed my Tower of London tour too and great shots once again Zhu
Great pics, as always. Brings back a lot of memories!
Lots of history at the Tower of London. I enjoyed the Armoury — the collection of suits of armor worn by various characters. I hope you got pictures of the ravens — the out sized crows whose absence indicates that the Tower’s time has come. Actually they don’t have the option of flying away as their wings are clipped.
When you go inside the Tower, you don’t really feel like being in London sometimes!