Tower of London

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UNESCO World Heritage Site former royal palace fortress historic castle tourist attraction

The Tower of London is a historic fortress and former royal palace on the River Thames, famed for its role as a prison, treasury, and home of the Crown Jewels.

Aliases (2)

HM Tower of London ×1
Tower of London armouries ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → former royal palace → fortress → historic castle → tourist attraction →
borough	London Borough of Tower Hamlets →
builtFor	William I of England →
city	London →
constructionStart	c. 1078 →
coordinates	51.5081°N 0.0759°W →
country	United Kingdom →
currentUse	museum → tourist attraction →
foundedBy	William the Conqueror →
function	armoury → home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → royal menagerie → royal mint → state prison → treasury →
governingBody	Historic Royal Palaces →
guardedBy	Yeoman Warders →
hasPart	Beauchamp Tower → Bloody Tower → Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula → Chapel of St John the Evangelist → Inner Ward → Outer Ward → St Thomas’s Tower → Tower Green → Traitors’ Gate → Wakefield Tower → White Tower →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
houses	Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom →
legend	if the ravens leave, the kingdom will fall →
locatedOn	north bank of the River Thames →
location	England → London → United Kingdom →
material	Caen stone → Kentish ragstone →
near	Tower Bridge →
notableResident	ravens of the Tower of London →
originalPurpose	fortress → royal residence →
owner	The Crown →
popularName	The Tower →
significantEvent	Princes in the Tower disappearance → execution of Anne Boleyn → execution of Lady Jane Grey → imprisonment of Anne Boleyn → imprisonment of Lady Jane Grey →
style	Norman architecture →
surroundedBy	defensive walls → moat →
transport	near Tower Hill Underground station →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1988 →
UNESCOSiteCriteria	cultural (ii) → cultural (iv) →
UNESCOSiteId	488 →
visitorNumbers	over 2 million visitors per year (approximate, varies by year) →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne Boleyn → Catherine Howard → Edward V of England → Elizabeth of York → Henry VI of England →	deathPlace
Changing of the Guard → Coronation Ring → Imperial Crown of India → Princes in the Tower murders → Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross →	location
Coldstream Guards → Edward V of England → Foot Guards → Grenadier Guards →	associatedWith
Curtana → Sovereign's Orb → St Edward's Crown →	keptAt
Catherine Howard → Edward V of England →	burialPlace
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → Imperial State Crown →	locatedIn
Edward I of England → Edward III of England →	residence
Thames →	adjacentTo
Joan of the Tower →	birthPlace
Normans →	built
Historic Royal Palaces →	caresFor
Central London →	contains
Royal Mint →	formerHeadquartersLocation
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("HM Tower of London") →	garrison
Historic Royal Palaces →	hasHeadquartersLocation
Inner London →	hasLandmark
Seething Lane →	hasNearbyLandmark
London →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Board of Ordnance →	headquartersLocation
London →	hosts
John Balliol →	imprisonedAt
All Hallows-by-the-Tower →	locatedNear
Warden of the Royal Mint →	locationOfWork
Tower Bridge →	near
City Hall, London →	nearbyLandmark
Historic Royal Palaces →	opensToPublic
Walter Raleigh →	placeOfDetention
Board of Ordnance ("Tower of London armouries") →	usedFacility