Tower of London

American  

[tau-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /

noun

1. a historic fortress in London, England: originally a royal palace, later a prison, now an arsenal and museum.

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Tower of London British  

noun

1. a fortress in the City of London, on the River Thames: begun 1078; later extended and used as a palace, the main state prison, and now as a museum containing the crown jewels

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Tower of London

Tower of London heritage status faces 'real threat'

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Pepys watched the Great Fire from the Tower of London, near where he lived, and came to grasp, with shock, the size and scale of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Peter Flynn, a 54-year-old local electrician, likens Reform’s rise to the peasants’ revolt in 1381, when a group of disaffected rebels stormed the Tower of London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Housed in the Tower of London, the massive 106 carat stone is the star of Britain's crown jewels, adorning the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Every old prison I’ve seen since, from the Tower of London to Philadelphia’s massive and abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary, has inspired a similar fascination.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover