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Tower Bridge in London

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Tower Bridge in London

The Tower Bridge of London very famous and old pictographic place, you see this bridge picture many films, posters and photographs. This is stood over the Thames River in London, this is not only bridge but it was a life of London public or a pride of nation. Tower Bridge is most recognizable and most popular bridges in the World. Tower Bridge is a combine suspension and bascule in England. Tower Bridge is own and sustained by Bridge House Estates, and overseen a charitable trust by the Corporation of London.

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This bridge stills a very busy and central crossing of the Thames, its crossed fourth thousand people every day. The total length of this bridge is 244m or 800 ft. the Bridge designed by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry and it finished in 1894, the center part of bridge can be raised to allow large vessels to go by the Tower Bridge. It raised 50 times a day, but at the present time it is only raised 4 to 5 times at a week.

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