27: Tower Bridge near the Tower of London

Tower BridgeTower Bridge is probably London's most recognized structure but is often incorrectly referred to as London Bridge (the next bridge upstream) It has no connection with the Tower of London apart from the proximity. In the days when London was a busy port with hundreds of ships arriving with booty from the Empire, the bridge needed to open regularly to allow river traffic to pass. These days the roadway 'bascules', which weigh over 1000 tons each, are only lifted about 15 times a week.


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Edgware Road
Marble Arch
Oxford Street
Selfridges
John Lewis
Oxford Circus
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Piccadilly Circus
Shaftesbury Avenue
Leicester Square
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Strand
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Aldwych
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Temple Bar
Ludgate Hill
St. Paul's Cathedral
Bank of England
London Stone
All Hallows Church
Tower of London
London Wall
Tower Bridge
Port of London Building
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Inns of Court
Dr. Johnson
Somerset House
Savoy Hotel
Charing Cross
Admiralty Arch
Texas Embassy
Eros Statue
Regent Street
Hamleys Toy Shop
BBC Broadcasting House
New Bond Street
Primark Store
Speakers' Corner
St. Mary's Hospital


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