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The Tower ofLondon is a interesting piece of architecture, not only for its particular form and the various towers that form inside, but also for its history that highlights worldwide, and this is the reason why I chose it. Each space inside and outside has a legend and it is an important milestone for England.Today it is one of the most visited sites in London. The Tower of London is a historic castle on the north of the River Thames in central London, England. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower was built by Gillermo the Conqueror in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. The White Tower, an impressive parallelepiped block, rises to more than 27 m above the mound. The three principal levels of the keep incorporates the requirements of both a defensive work and a royal residence, including a chapel.
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The heyday of the castle use as a prison came in the sixteent hand seventeenth centuries, when characters likes Isabel I(beforeshe became queen) fell from grace andwere retainedwithin these walls.Despite its reputation as a place of torture and death, popularized by the monks of the sixteenth century and the writers of nineteenth century, only seven people were executed in the tower before the World Wars.The ghost of Queen Anne Bolena, has allegedly been seen haunting the chapel of St Peter-ad-Vincula, where she is buried, as well as walking around the White Tower carrying her head under her arm. This towers hould be one of the 7w onders of the world because it has a great story and astriking significance for London. It kept theccrown jewels and it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because it is well preserved.

The complex,which remainsan enduring symbol ofthe Norman Conquest andwhich bears theofficial name "Royal Palace and Fortress of His Majesty", no longer ahistoric castle has become a major London tourist atractions. Save within its walls the famous collection of Crown Jewels, as well as ravens "guarding" the future of the British Empire.

Its whole history makes it, from my point of view, a wonder that could join the other 7 wonders of the world.

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