The Tower of London

A view of the Tower from the ThamesThe Tower of London has witnessed a great deal of British history in the 900 years it has stood on the banks of the Thames. Below is an interactive map of some of the prominent features of the Tower of London.  Click on the part of the Tower of London that you want to see.


Below the virtual tour is a lengthy 360 degree tour of the Tower, which delves much deeper in the the history and pageantry of the site.


Virtual Tour of the Tower of London
Wakefield Tower Ravens Wall Walk Jewel House White Tower Scaffold Tower Green Bloody Tower Medieval Palace Traitor's Gate

1. Traitor's Gate
4. Scaffold 
7. Wall Walk
2. Medieval Palace
5. White Tower
8. Ravens
3. Tower Green
6. Jewel House
9. Wakefield Tower


If you would like a more extensive and immersive tour of the Tower of London, please view this 360 degree video tour of the Tower, narrated by Dan Snow and led by Chief Yeoman Warder Alan Kingshott. It  42 minutes long, but well worth it for Anglophiles and history buffs.

360 Video Virtual Tour of the Tower of London by Dan Snow and Alan Kingshott




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