Tower of London defensive system

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defensive system

The Tower of London defensive system is the historic complex of fortifications, walls, and towers that protected the medieval royal fortress and prison on the north bank of the River Thames in London.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
City of London riverside defences	1
Tower of London defensive system canonical	1
Tower of London outer defenses	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defensive system ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Norman military architecture ⓘ medieval military architecture ⓘ
builder	William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse	heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
era	medieval period ⓘ
expandedBy	Edward I NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Bell Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Bloody Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Byward Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Devereux Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Traitors' Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakefield Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ arrow loops in the walls ⓘ barbican ⓘ bastions ⓘ battlements ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ ditch ⓘ drawbridges ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ inner curtain wall ⓘ inner ward ⓘ lantern tower positions on the walls ⓘ moat ⓘ outer curtain wall ⓘ outer ward ⓘ outer wharf defenses ⓘ parapets ⓘ portcullises ⓘ postern gates ⓘ riverfront defenses ⓘ towers ⓘ wall walks ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tower of London ⓘ
heritageStatus	Scheduled Monument ⓘ
inception	late 11th century ⓘ
locatedOn	north bank of the River Thames ⓘ
location	England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
maintainedBy	Historic Royal Palaces NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	Caen stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentish ragstone NERFINISHED ⓘ lime mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ timber ⓘ
partOf	Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	medieval royal fortress at the Tower of London ⓘ medieval state prison at the Tower of London ⓘ
significantEvent	Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	defense of the royal palace ⓘ defense of the royal treasury ⓘ detention of high-status prisoners ⓘ symbolic control of the City of London ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Outer Ward → partOf → Tower of London defensive system ⓘ

Traitors’ Gate → partOf → Tower of London defensive system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tower of London outer defenses

Baynard's Castle → partOf → Tower of London defensive system ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of London riverside defences