348 reactions · 128 shares | Visit Tower Bridge to discover the architects, makers, thinkers and technicians who built London’s most iconic landmark. | Tower Bridge | Facebook

88K views · 1.7K reactions | Under Tower Bridge's South approach, the Engine Rooms tell the story of the Bridge's steam-powered past. Find out more at towerbridge.org.uk | Tower Bridge | Facebook

You can learn so much about Tower Bridge’s architecture, engineering and history when you visit inside! 🤓 Pre-book your ticket now: towerbridge.org.uk/your-visit | Tower Bridge

49K views · 1.6K reactions | What happens when Tower Bridge lifts? Here's a look from above the famous bascules opening for River Thames traffic ⛵ | Tower Bridge | Facebook

Summertime at Tower Bridge ☀️ | Tower Bridge

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7.7K views · 332 reactions | The construction of Tower Bridge,...

The construction of Tower Bridge, London’s defining landmark, started in 1886 and took eight years and 432 labourers under the watchful eye of Sir John Wolfe Barry. It’s made of 11,000 tonnes of steel, clad in Cornish Granite and Portland Stone. The bridge was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales with great celebrations, on 30th June, 1894. When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated steam hydraulic bascule bridge ever completed ('bascule' comes from the French w