Tower of London

Summary

Tower of London is a castle^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Tower of London is located in London Borough of Tower Hamlets^[3].
• Tower of London is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Tower of London is on the body of water River Thames^[5].
• Tower of London's instance of is recorded as castle^[6].
• Tower of London's instance of is recorded as museum^[7].
• Tower of London's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Tower of London's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[9].
• Tower of London's instance of is recorded as independent museum^[10].
• Tower of London's commissioned by is recorded as William the Conqueror^[11].
• Tower of London's founder is recorded as William the Conqueror^[12].
• Tower of London is owned by Charles III^[13].
• Tower of London's architectural style is recorded as Norman architecture^[14].
• Tower of London is made of Reigate stone^[15].
• Tower of London is made of rag-stone^[16].
• Tower of London is made of mudstone^[17].
• Tower of London is made of Caen stone^[18].
• Tower of London's postal code is recorded as EC3N 4AB^[19].
• Tower of London's Commons category is recorded as Tower of London^[20].
• Tower of London comprises White Tower^[21].
• 1066 marks the founding of Tower of London^[22].
• Tower of London's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3358580570^[23].
• Tower of London's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5082, 'lon': -0.076198055555556}^[24].
• Tower of London's official website is recorded as http://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/^[25].
• Tower of London's official website is recorded as https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/^[26].
• Tower of London's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tower of London^[27].

Body

Founding

Tower of London's founder is recorded as William the Conqueror^[12]. 1066 marks the founding of it^[22].

Ownership

Tower of London is owned by Charles III^[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tower of London include Ward of Tower^[28], a ward of the City of London^[29], in United Kingdom^[30]; Great Tower Street^[31], a street^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; Tower Subway^[34], a utility tunnel^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; and Tower Bridge^[37], a bascule bridge^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1886^[40].

Why It Matters

Tower of London has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Ward of Tower^[28], a ward of the City of London^[29], in United Kingdom^[30]; Great Tower Street^[31], a street^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; Tower Subway^[34], a utility tunnel^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; and Tower Bridge^[37], a bascule bridge^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1886^[40].