The Tower of London

The Tower of London was built to impress and dominate the people of London.

The Tower of London was founded by the Conqueror in 1066 on the south bank of the Thames.

The Tower of London wasn't Britain's most imposing and important centre for historical activity.

The Tower of London has been a church and a fortress in its long history.

From Royal Mint you can see the Bloody Tower, where two of Henry VIII's , queens Anna Boleyn and Catherine Howard , met their deaths.

Sir Walter Releigh spent 13 years writing his ,, History of War,, in Bloody Tower.

Not only poor people and slaves met their end in the Tower.

Tourists can't see the national treasures and the Crown Jewels nowadays.

Tower Bridge - the gateway to London - was built in 1984.

The treasures devoted to arts, archaeology and natural city сan't be found in many cities and towns of the country.

The oldest museum is situated in Oxford.

Todays everyone can see many private collections in historic family mansions.