Traitors’ Gate

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Traitors’ Gate is a historic watergate entrance to the Tower of London, infamous as the route by which many prisoners accused of treason were brought into the fortress.

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Traitors’ Gate canonical 3
Traitors' Gate 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
historic site
watergate
accesses Thames
surface form: River Thames

Tower Wharf
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
associatedWith English history of treason laws
Tudor period state prisoners
imprisonment of high-profile prisoners
political prisoners
city London, England
surface form: London
constructedFor royal fortress access from the Thames
country United Kingdom
hasFeature arched water entrance
defensive gateway
portcullis
hasFunction prisoner entrance
watergate entrance
hasReputation infamous route for traitors
symbol of imprisonment and treason
heritageDesignation Grade I listed structure
Scheduled Monument
locatedIn England
London, England
surface form: London

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Tower of London
United Kingdom
managedBy Historic Royal Palaces
material stone
near Tower Bridge
Tower Hill
openToPublic true
ownedBy His Majesty’s Government
surface form: His Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom
partOf St Thomas’s Tower
Tower of London
surface form: Tower of London World Heritage Site

Tower of London moat
surface form: Tower of London moat and river defenses

Tower of London defensive system
surface form: Tower of London outer defenses
presentUse heritage interpretation site
visitor attraction feature
river Thames
surface form: River Thames
significance iconic symbol of the Tower of London
important element of London’s medieval river defenses
touristAttraction yes
usedFor bringing prisoners into the Tower of London
receiving prisoners accused of treason

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Tower of London hasPart Traitors’ Gate
St Thomas’s Tower hasPart Traitors’ Gate
St Thomas’s Tower notableFor Traitors’ Gate
The Tower part Traitors’ Gate
subject surface form: The Tower of London
this entity surface form: Traitors' Gate