Tower Bridge
London's bascule landmark
Tower Bridge is a landmark bridge spanning the River Thames in London, notable for its twin Gothic towers and central bascule section that opens to allow tall ships to pass.
Built in the late Victorian era, it stands near the Tower of London from which it takes its name.
Often confused with London Bridge, which is a different, plainer structure nearby.
Balancing mass in machinery
- pivotPoint of rotation
- liftingRaising something heavy
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
trunnion · span · roadway · raising · opening · clearance · engine room · accumulator
Architectural return to medieval forms
- VictorianOf a prim era
- twin towersDuplicate tall buildings
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- steel frameMetal structural support system
granite · turret · pinnacle · ornamentation · facade · masonry · suspension · cantilever
Widely recognized, enduring
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
skyline · viewpoint · photography · postcard · souvenir · attraction · bucket list · panorama
London's river
- Big BenLondon's celebrated tower clock
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
- St Paul's CathedralBaroque London church
The Shard · London Eye · Trafalgar Square · Piccadilly Circus · British Museum · Hyde Park · Covent Garden · Southwark
counterweight
Balancing mass in machinery
mechanism · trunnion · span · roadway · raising · opening · clearance · engine room · accumulator · Victorian engineering
Gothic Revival
Architectural return to medieval forms
- VictorianOf a prim era
- twin towersDuplicate tall buildings
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
steel frame · granite · turret · pinnacle · ornamentation · facade · masonry · suspension · cantilever · glass floor
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
monument · skyline · viewpoint · photography · postcard · souvenir · attraction · bucket list · panorama · recognizable
Thames
London's river
- Big BenLondon's celebrated tower clock
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
St Paul's Cathedral · The Shard · London Eye · Trafalgar Square · Piccadilly Circus · British Museum · Hyde Park · Covent Garden · Southwark · Monument
- bridgesPonte Vecchio, Golden Gate, viaduct, skybridge, suspension bridges
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- British LandmarksWindsor Castle, Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Brixton
- London landmarksBig Ben, London Eye, Westminster Abbey, The Shard, Buckingham Palace
- ThamesRiver Thames, Thames Barrier, tidal river, riverbank, towpath
Tower Bridgetunnel
Enclosed underground route
ford · ferry · stepping stones · London Bridge · pontoon bridge
tower, bridge, towering, bridging, towered, watchtower, Tower, bridged, drawbridge