In the interest of full disclosure, Ferris Wheels terrify me. I know that I need therapy for it, but in the meantime, take Valerie’s advice on how to do the London Eye) Medieval Palace: Press Release, Historic Royal Palaces, archived from the original on 21 December 2007 , retrieved 19 July 2010 It also has one of the best view of Florence from the top of the tower and perhaps one of the best views in Italy. Climbing Torre di Arnolfo at the Palazzo Vecchio London is built for great views. It has enough tall buildings and hilly parks to keep a vista hunter busy for a week. On several recent trips to London, I attempted to visit as many of these spots as possible, but a girl only has so much time. I was also busy running around doing everything in Shoreditch and also scoping out street art for you.

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Everyone was happy to wait for their turn. Seeing how bad I was at trying to take a selfie with the dome, the person waiting behind me even often to take the photo for me.Even if you don’t make it to the top of the tower, it is an incredible building to explore and well worth visiting on a trip to Florence. a b Jones, Nigel (2 October 2012). Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250018144– via Google Books. A 1974 bombing in the White Tower Mortar Room left one person dead and 41 injured. No one claimed responsibility for the blast, but the police investigated suspicions that the IRA was behind it. [143] Congratulate us – we finally took a turn on the London Eye this February. Embarrassingly, since we’re locals, we were the only people we knew who hadn’t actually got round to it. Installed in 1999 as a temporary observation wheel to celebrate the Millennium, the Eye has become a London landmark itself and is still here nearly 20 years later. What can you see from the London Eye? Nearest tube stop: Either London Brudge or Mansion House (if you are planning to cross the Millennium Bridge).

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The Yeomen Warders provided the permanent garrison of the Tower, but the Constable of the Tower could call upon the men of the Tower Hamlets to supplement them when necessary. The Tower Hamlets, aka Tower Division of Middlesex's Ossulstone Hundred was an area, significantly larger than the modern London Borough of the same name, which owed military service to the Constable in his ex officio role as Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. [160]

As a seat of power for over seven centuries, the Palazzo Vecchio is an iconic symbol of Florence and it’s history, culture and political heritage. a b Steve Connor (25 March 2008). "Royal Menagerie lions uncovered". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017 . Retrieved 22 August 2017. One of the most famous and recognisable bridges in the world, Tower Bridge was built in the 1880s so is a relative newbie when compared to its neighbour the Tower of London. It’s a combination of suspension and bascule bridge with an overhead walkway and a road bridge which divides and lifts to allow ships to pass up or down river. Osbourne, Mike (2012). Defending London: A Military History from Conquest to Cold War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6465-7. The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183feet 3inches) from the ground on the low side and 56.67m (185ft 11in) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44m (8ft 0in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes (16,000 short tons). [2] The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase.