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.

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Label Occurrences
Tower of London canonical 148
Tower of London World Heritage Site 6
Tower of London complex 3

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 the Conqueror ⓘ
surface form: William I of England
city London, England ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: royal mint

state prison ⓘ
treasury ⓘ
governingBody Historic Royal Palaces ⓘ
guardedBy Yeoman Warders ⓘ
hasPart Beauchamp Tower ⓘ
Princes in the Tower murders ⓘ
surface form: 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, England ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 Romanesque architecture ⓘ
surface form: 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 (176)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London, England → hosts → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: London
London, England → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: London
Normans → built → Tower of London ⓘ
Foot Guards → associatedWith → Tower of London ⓘ
Warden of the Royal Mint → locationOfWork → Tower of London ⓘ
Thames → adjacentTo → Tower of London ⓘ
St Edward's Crown → keptAt → Tower of London ⓘ
Edward I of England → residence → Tower of London ⓘ
Edward III of England → residence → Tower of London ⓘ
Seething Lane, London → hasNearbyLandmark → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: Seething Lane
Grenadier Guards → associatedWith → Tower of London ⓘ
Coldstream Guards → associatedWith → Tower of London ⓘ
Board of Ordnance → headquartersLocation → Tower of London ⓘ
Board of Ordnance → usedFacility → Tower of London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tower of London armouries
Royal Mint → formerHeadquartersLocation → Tower of London ⓘ
King Henry VI of England → deathPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
City Hall, London → nearbyLandmark → Tower of London ⓘ
Imperial State Crown → locatedIn → Tower of London ⓘ
Imperial Crown of India → location → Tower of London ⓘ
Edward V of England → deathPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
Edward V of England → burialPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
Edward V of England → associatedWith → Tower of London ⓘ
Tower Bridge → near → Tower of London ⓘ
Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → location → Tower of London ⓘ
Coronation Ring → location → Tower of London ⓘ
Sovereign's Orb → keptAt → Tower of London ⓘ
Curtana → keptAt → Tower of London ⓘ
Central London → contains → Tower of London ⓘ
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → locatedIn → Tower of London ⓘ
Princes in the Tower murders → location → Tower of London ⓘ
Elizabeth of York → deathPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
Joan of the Tower, Queen of Scots → birthPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: Joan of the Tower
Historic Royal Palaces → caresFor → Tower of London ⓘ
Historic Royal Palaces → opensToPublic → Tower of London ⓘ
Historic Royal Palaces → hasHeadquartersLocation → Tower of London ⓘ
Changing of the Guard → location → Tower of London ⓘ
Anne Boleyn → deathPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
Catherine Howard → deathPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
Catherine Howard → burialPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
John Balliol → imprisonedAt → Tower of London ⓘ
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers → garrison → Tower of London ⓘ
this entity surface form: HM Tower of London
Inner London → hasLandmark → Tower of London ⓘ
Walter Raleigh → placeOfDetention → Tower of London ⓘ
All Hallows-by-the-Tower → locatedNear → Tower of London ⓘ
Thomas More → burialPlace → Tower of London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tower of London (remains historically associated)
Trinity Square → near → Tower of London ⓘ
Great Tower Street → near → Tower of London ⓘ
Great Tower Street → hasNearbyAttraction → Tower of London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tower of London World Heritage Site
The Grenadiers → ceremonialLocation → Tower of London ⓘ
subject surface form: Grenadier Guards
Fenchurch Street → near → Tower of London ⓘ