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

Related arti­cles:

1. Along the River Thames
2. Close Up of the Cana­dian Parliament
3. His­toric Nantes
4. Sights of Paris (Part II)
5. Europe in our Eyes