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 The Tower of London The
Tower's primary function was as a fortress and a royal palace, 
      also used as a prison ( particularly for high status and royal prisoners, eg the Princes in the Tower and Queen Elizabeth I ). It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armoury, a treasury, a zoo, the Royal Mint, a public records office, an observatory, and, since 1303, it has been the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom  | 
    
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 Tower Bridge and The Tower of London  | 
    
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 Tower Bridge and The Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Tower of London  | 
    
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 Aerial view of the Tower of London  | 
    
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 Aerial view of the Tower of London  | 
    
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 The Shard from the Tower of London  | 
    
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 Beefeater Guard The Tower of London  | 
    
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 Beefeater Guard The Tower of London  | 
    
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