Tower Bridge
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“Built from 1886-1894 by Barrie and Jones, its total length reaches 805 m.”
– Michelin Guide
"Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, Britain's most iconic bridge was actually built at the tail end of the Victorian age, first opening to traffic in 1894."
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"It's a low bridge equipped with two mighty 1,000-tonne (1,100 U.S.-ton) decks, technically known as bascules, which raise to let ships pass below. This happens around 900 times year."
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"Opened in 1894, this is the 'London Bridge' that wasn't sold to America."
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"Messing about on the water."
"Compared to London Bridge, Tower Bridge definitely wins on the aesthetic front (unless we’re counting children’s nursery rhymes)."
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