Comments on: Tower Of London http://londons-gardens.com/uncategorized/tower-of-london London-10,000 Things to Do and See Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: women http://londons-gardens.com/uncategorized/tower-of-london#comment-63 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:40:15 +0000 http://londons-gardens.com/uncategorized/tower-of-london#comment-63 Many have heard of the Tower of London, but not everyone knows it served as a prison for many years. The original structure was built to be used as a fort by William the Conqueror around 1100 AD. Later the Tower evolved into a prison and then into a monument for the sizable collection of Crown Jewels which are still on display today. The highlight of the collection is the 530-carat Star of Africa. The pear shaped diamond is the 2nd largest in the world and was extracted from a South African mine. The Royal Armouries are also an interesting stop at the Tower of London. The spiral staircase running up the interior is the only way up and this British national museum of arms and armour has more than 40,000 pieces on display. <a href="http://www.womennext.com" title="WomenNext" rel="nofollow"> WomenNext.com </a> Many have heard of the Tower of London, but not everyone knows it served as a prison for many years. The original structure was built to be used as a fort by William the Conqueror around 1100 AD. Later the Tower evolved into a prison and then into a monument for the sizable collection of Crown Jewels which are still on display today. The highlight of the collection is the 530-carat Star of Africa. The pear shaped diamond is the 2nd largest in the world and was extracted from a South African mine. The Royal Armouries are also an interesting stop at the Tower of London. The spiral staircase running up the interior is the only way up and this British national museum of arms and armour has more than 40,000 pieces on display.

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