General Information
Project Type
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Fortress original use: Prison current use: Museum building |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1989 |
for registered users |
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| 1988 |
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 30' 29.13" N 0° 4' 34.01" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| White Tower | height | ca. 30 m |
Chronology
| 1078 | William the Conqueror orders a fort located at the site to be replaced by a stone stronghold. The construction of the "White Tower" begins. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1972): The Anniversary Address: H.M. Tower of London. In: Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, v. 19 ( 1972).
- (2022): Do environmental conditions determine whether salt driven decay leads to powdering or flaking in historic Reigate Stone masonry at the Tower of London?. In: Engineering Geology, v. 303 (June 2022), pp. 106641.
- (1913): Extracts from the Documentary History of the Tower of London. In: Archaeological Journal, v. 70, n. 1 (January 1913), pp. 17-32.
- (1912): Extracts from the Documentary History of the Tower of London. In: Archaeological Journal, v. 69, n. 1 (January 1912), pp. 161-172.
- (2017): 'Let us Sin with Salvin': Architecture and Authority at the Tower of London, 1896–1905. In: Architectural History, v. 60 ( 2017), pp. 243-275.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20012322 - Published on:
28/06/2004 - Last updated on:
12/05/2024
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