A royal residency, place of execution, and home to the dazzling Crown Jewels. Built in the 1070’s, the Tower of London is ...

From Big Ben—the massive, 15-ton bell that sits within the Great Clock of Elizabeth Tower, Westminster—to the gothic facade of the Houses of Parliament, London is awash in iconic buildings ...

The Tower of London has impressed—and terrified—people for nearly 1,000 years. Built to impress and terrify, the Tower was first a fortress in the 1070s and then evolved into a prison for ...