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Tower Bridge London ~ History Of London Bridge [Full Documentary] NEW HD Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour. The nearest London Underground tube stations are Tower Hill on the Circle and District line, London Bridge and Bermondsey, and the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway.
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Am I the only one? I am really glad that they dressed up the steel frame in portland stone with windows and decorative features.
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That video title is very misleading ........ Tower Bridge is a different bridge from London Bridge!!!!!!!!!
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Is the title of this video an example of the way Americans confuse London Bridge with Tower Bridge?
Also, Big Ben is in the City of Westminster; not the City of London. -
Big Ben is the name of the bell and not the name of the clock tower.
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Where in France is this bridge? Anywhere near Paris?
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I mean come on, you didn't make this documentary... quit trying to get paid by something you didn't make. That explains the ads
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if there is adds here every 4 minuits, im not watching thiis and will move on to a documentry with no adds!
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This vid must be from the 90s - the skyline over the City & east towards Docklands, has completely changed
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good documentary.
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great doco .very well done . love your work stormy normy sa austraiia
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Sixteen ads over 45 minutes? Thumbs down.
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Dang. Learned from this vid. Quite uncommon. Thanks for the upload.
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Here is a fun fact. The old rhyme "London Bridge is falling down, falling down" was made because a rich American billionaire wanted tower bridge but requested London Bridge, he got a shock as an old stone bridge was shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to him.. He wasn't pleased and thought he was being scammed
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London bridge and tower bridge is NOT the same bridge .
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Not aliens then. That makes a change. x
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Interestingly, Tower Bridge is insured with Lloyds of London under the Classification of being a 'Ship' !
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Interesting fact: Tower Bridge is owned by The City of London but isn't in The City of London and was built to introduce taxation and duty levys. The U.K. Is still governed by maritime law which is why your parents sign a 'berth' certificate when you enter the world, stand in a 'dock' in court (that are designed to look like the inside of a ship with their wooden cladding) and become part of UK citizen-ship. I'm sure there are many more examples but Tower Bridge is a very important piece of not only construction history but maritime law history.
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The Metropolitan Board of Works was not a governmental body for the County of London because the administrative County of London did not come into existence until 1889, at which point the Metropolitan Board of Works was abolished.
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It's interesting the comment "all though over a hundred years old". In Britain that's a blink of an eye. Another interesting fact. 3,000,000 rivets were also used in the construction of Titanic.
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Just a couple of things, it's not "London Bridge" and it's not "The" Tower Bridge. It's always fascinating to hear Tower Bridge's story, and this is one of the better documentaries I've seen on it.
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