Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a historic site in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Tower Bridge is situated nearby to St Katharine’s Pier, as well as near the work of art Girl with a Dolphin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower Bridge and The Tower of London.
Tower Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 980 feet north of Tower Bridge.
City Hall
Photo: garryknight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old City Hall is a building in Bermondsey, London, which previously served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority between July 2002 and December 2021. City Hall is situated 790 feet west of Tower Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Aldgate Ward.
Butler’s Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Aldgate Ward
Quarter
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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
Wapping
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames between Tower Bridge to the west, and Shadwell to the east.
Tower Bridge
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50552° or 51° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
-0.07537° or 0° 4′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW4F+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2079674503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Tower Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔桥”
- Hindi: “टावर ब्रिज”
- Japanese: “ロンドン橋”
- Korean: “타워 브리지”
- Russian: “Тауэрский мост”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tower Bridge and Tower Bridge Exhibition.
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