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London City Guide, from Tower Bridge to Saint Paul

Located north of the Thames, compact and gathered like an armadillo’s shell, the City embodies not only the original core and financial heart of London but also one of its areas with the highest monument and tourist density.

Torre di Londra
Maurizia Ghisoni
2 Min Read

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Qui, le cose da vedere sono veramente tante, importanti e soprattutto, very british. A cominciare dal Tower Bridge, splendida sentinella sul Tamigi, che veglia  l’accesso a quella che è una città nella città, al fortino delle meraviglie britanniche. Il ponte, costruito in stile neogotico alla fine del XIX secolo, consente di raggiungere velocemente uno dei pezzi forti della City, la Tower of London, complesso tanto antico quanto mirabolante che, nei sotterranei dell’edificio Waterloo, custodisce i gioielli della Corona.

Before stepping onto the conveyor belt, which offers for a few moments the thrill of a face-to-face with crested diadems and gems, it is definitely worth watching the video that details them. The oldest jewels date back to the 16th century, as the Cromwell’s reform imposed the sale of those existing up to that time. Among the most glamorous pieces stand out the State crown of Queen Elizabeth II, topped by the Black Prince’s ruby; a royal sceptre from 1661 illuminated by the largest diamond in the world called the Star of Africa, and the crown with the Koh-I-Nor, an Indian diamond from a thousand and one nights, donated to Queen Victoria during the great colonizations.

Inside the Tower of London are many buildings that exude history and curiosity, often bloody and gory. Like the White Tower in the center of the inner courtyard, a powerful square-plan tower built at the end of the 11th century by William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings, which represents the oldest part of the entire complex. In the White Tower, opponents of the monarchy and even some adulterous wives of kings were imprisoned and executed. Magnificent in the purity and simplicity of Romanesque lines is the Chapel of Saint John, the oldest in all of London and certainly the most beautiful part of the building.

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