Main Attractions
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World.
At the Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the fully accessible, high-level Walkways and learn about the history of the Bridge and how it was built. You can then visit the Victorian Engine Rooms, home to the original steam engines that used to power the Bridge lifts.
The Tower Bridge Walkways have specially designed windows, giving visitors a unique opportunity to take photos of the views without them being obscured by glass.
Tower Bridge was completed in 1894, after 8 years of construction. It has a fascinating history which is explored in full in the Tower Bridge Exhibition. Here are a few interesting facts you may not have known:
1910: The high-level walkways, which were designed so that the public could still cross the Bridge when it was raised, were closed down due to lack of use. Most people preferred to wait at the bottom and watch the bascules rise up.
1912: During an emergency, Frank McClean had to fly between the bascules and the high-level Walkways in his Short biplane to avoid an accident.
1952: A London bus had to leap from one bascule to the other when the Bridge began to rise while the bus was still on it.
1977: Tower Bridge was painted red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee (before that, it was painted a chocolate brown colour).
1982: Tower Bridge opened to the public for the first time since 1910, with a permanent exhibition inside called the Tower Bridge Exhibition. The Walkways were glazed for the first time to house the new Exhibition.
For more information about the Tower Bridge Exhibition, visit: http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/
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