Visiting the Tower of London
The Tower
of London is quite literally one of the most popular tourist
attractions in the whole of the UK. People travel thousands of miles just
to visit the tower and see what all the fuss is about. Once you visit the
tower, it's easy to see why people are so impressed. Being almost a
thousand years old, it's no surprise that the tower has a lot of history.
It was created primarily to be a castle and to be used also as a prison to
any royal subjects who didn't obey to royalty.
Over the years the Tower of London has been used for many things. It has
been a zoo, an observatory, a Treasury and most famously the place used
for public executions. There have been ravens living in the tower for
many years, in fact there are still approximately 10 living there
permanently today. The tower is guarded by almost 40 men who are
popularly known as beefeaters. The duties of these men have changed
greatly over the years. Originally they were used to guard prisoners and
to keep a close eye on the crown jewels. Nowadays they are used mainly as
tour guides and getting your picture taken with one of these men is a must
for any tourist who visits the Tower of London. Surprisingly these are
just normal men, they have all served with her Majesty's forces for more
than 20 years. So they should always be shown the respect they deserve.
Visiting the Tower of London is a must for any tourist. There is a lot
of history to be learned and many different parts of the tower you can
view. So whenever you decide to visit, just make sure you have enough
film in your camera to take lots of great pictures which you will treasure
for many years to come.
attractions in the whole of the UK. People travel thousands of miles just
to visit the tower and see what all the fuss is about. Once you visit the
tower, it's easy to see why people are so impressed. Being almost a
thousand years old, it's no surprise that the tower has a lot of history.
It was created primarily to be a castle and to be used also as a prison to
any royal subjects who didn't obey to royalty.
Over the years the Tower of London has been used for many things. It has
been a zoo, an observatory, a Treasury and most famously the place used
for public executions. There have been ravens living in the tower for
many years, in fact there are still approximately 10 living there
permanently today. The tower is guarded by almost 40 men who are
popularly known as beefeaters. The duties of these men have changed
greatly over the years. Originally they were used to guard prisoners and
to keep a close eye on the crown jewels. Nowadays they are used mainly as
tour guides and getting your picture taken with one of these men is a must
for any tourist who visits the Tower of London. Surprisingly these are
just normal men, they have all served with her Majesty's forces for more
than 20 years. So they should always be shown the respect they deserve.
Visiting the Tower of London is a must for any tourist. There is a lot
of history to be learned and many different parts of the tower you can
view. So whenever you decide to visit, just make sure you have enough
film in your camera to take lots of great pictures which you will treasure
for many years to come.