Byward Tower
Byward Tower is a barbican of the Tower of London. Byward Tower was built in the 13th century by Henry III, on the inward bank of the moat. It consists of two towers connected by an upper arcade, under which persons wishing to visit the Tower of London from the southwest would pass.Photo: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower
- 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. The Tower of London is situated 390 feet east of Byward Tower.
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 1,000 feet southeast of Byward 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. White Tower is situated 430 feet east of Byward Tower.
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.
Byward Tower
- Categories: tower, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50779° or 51° 30′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.07793° or 0° 4′ 41″ westInception
1280Open location code
9C3XGW5C+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 59213567OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleWikidata ID
Q1018727
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Byward Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج بايوارد”
- German: “Byward Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre Byward”
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Highlights include Bell Tower and Tower Green.
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