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Tower Bridge

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A luxury liner glides under the raised section of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London, England.

Bridge over the River Thames in London, England, between the Tower of London and Bermondsey. Designed by Horace Jones and John Wolfe Barry, it was built in 1886–94. The central span between two towers consists of two drawbridges which can be raised to allow vessels to pass to and from the Pool of London.

Tower Bridge is the most easterly of the London Thames bridges. It has two high Gothic Revival towers 70 m/200 ft apart, and is connected with each bank by single-span suspension bridges.



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