Bloody Tower
Bloody Tower is a castle in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Bloody Tower is situated nearby to the castle Wakefield Tower, as well as near the ruins Wall of the Innermost Ward.Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower within the Tower of London complex
- Address: London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
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.
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. Tower Bridge is situated 840 feet southeast of Bloody Tower.
White Tower
Castle
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White Tower is a former royal residence, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England. It was built by William the Conqueror during the early 1080s, and subsequently extended.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Aldgate.
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
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Bloody Tower
- Categories: tower, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50765° or 51° 30′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.07684° or 0° 4′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW5F+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 369135025OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleWikidata ID
Q885290
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Bloody Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البرج الدموي”
- German: “Bloody Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre sangrienta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wakefield Tower and Wall of the Innermost Ward.
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