Where to see the Crown Jewels in London, how to get there, how much to pay and why to see the Tower of London, one of the places not to be missed in the English city.
La Tower of London, Tower of London, is one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Europe, and it is possible to visit it. You can easily get to this fortress which is next to the Tower Bridge and the stop of the subway closest is Tower Hill. The Tower is open from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 18pm, Sunday from 10am to 18pm, the winter closure is at 16pm. Admission is quite expensive, € 23.50, while admission to children under 5 is free, students and seniors over 60 pay € 20 and children and teenagers pay € 12. With the London Pass admission is free.
Tower of London was first built of wood in 1066, within the ancient Roman walls by William the Conqueror. Nothing remains of this construction except the White tower which is still that of 1078. Over the centuries towers, chapels, houses, cells and walls have been added up to the current plant on an extension of over 7 hectares of land.
In 1666 Tower of London survived the destruction of the great fire, of which we have one monument walking distance from the Tower of London. This is also where the crown jewels are currently kept.
Within these walls they found the death by beheading two of Henry VIII's six wives, Anna Bolena and Catherine Howard, both accused of adultery. A rather macabre place even if in reality the actors who work here will recreate the life of seventeenth-century London for you with costumes, announcements, scenes of everyday life with hens and other animals. Certainly a lot of fun for children, but also for some adults.
In more recent times the Tower of London has been used as place of imprisonment and execution: in the First World War, eleven German spies were shot there, in the Second World War, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy was locked in the tower for four days.
Here are also the Crown Jewels, kept in the Waterloo Barracks. After passing the room where the films of the coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II, you enter the treasury of the sovereigns consisting of crowns, scepters, globes. Impossible to get too close to the jewels also because you get on a treadmill that "nails" all the tourists who would like to stop and look at the jewels better, but it is impossible. Among other jewels also theImperial State Crown studded with 2868 diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and pearls. The treadmill is almost curious as an object to visit this castle it is true, but its use is understood if you think that the Tower of London is visited for over 2 million tourists from all over the world.
The English Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London since 1303, after being stolen from Westminster Abbey. Of the oldest collections of the crown jewels, only one survives today spoon used for the anointing of the ruler and three ceremonial swords. The spoon is the oldest piece of all and dates back to the XNUMXth century.
