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The Tower of London
The Tower of London doesn’t belong to the City, though it stood there
for almost 900 years. It is more connected with the royal dynasties than
with the world of business. It was originally built as a fortress to
guard the river approaches to London. The Tower of London was begun by
William the Conqueror in 1078 as a castle and palace. Since then it has
been expanded, and used as an armoury, a zoo, a royal mint and a prison,
a treasury and an observatory. A group of ravens live at the Tower. The
tradition goes that if they disappear the building will collapse. For
centuries a royal zoo was kept in the grounds. It once included a polar
bear, which fished and swam in the moat. Now it is a museum and the
Beefeaters (Yeoman Warders) guard the Tower. They used to be the
monarch’s private bodyguard. Beefeater was a medieval nickname for
well-fed servants. They wear a Tudor-style uniform of blue or red. They
willingly show visitors the main places of interest. In some Tower rooms
there are inscriptions carved on the walls by former prisoners. In Salt
Tower you can see a complicated astronomical clock carved by a
sixteenth century prisoner accused of black magic.
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