![]() ![]() ![]() Henry I added a free-standing chapel which was dedicated to St Peter in Chains. The four-storey interior was equipped with three wells, three fireplaces and lavatories (known as garderobes) on the top three floors. Visitors to the tower still enter by it’s original door, set 15 feet above ground level and approached via a wooden staircase, which could be burned in case of attack. The White Tower is one of the towers most iconic buildings. Legend says that if the ravens leave the tower, the monarchy will fall. The ravens are loyal and trustworthy birds who guard the tower 24 hours a day. The Tower of London actually consists of 20 towers, set within two concrete walls, built over the course of two and a half centuries which has been altered and extended ever since. How many towers are in the Tower of London It is currently home to around 150 people, but previously has housed 1500 people including the Yeoman Warders. It still provides high security protection for the Crown Jewels and the Royal Armouries collection. It has housed the Royal Mint, Royal Observatory, Royal Menagerie and Public Records. It has been a fortress and a palace, a prison and a place of execution. What has the Tower of London been used for? Tickets to the Tower of London are around £30 for an adult and £15 for a child You can buy tickets to The Tower of London on the Historic Royal Palaces website. The full name of the tower is is ‘Her Majesty’s Fortress and Palace – The Tower of London’. Discover fascinating Tower of London facts! Learn its history from palace, to prison to fortress and mint. ![]()
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