Tower of London
Also known as Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, The Tower, The Tower of London, Tower of London (London, England)
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
1988
List reference
488
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tower of London is in London. The nearest other World Heritage site is Westminster Palace and Abbey, about 4 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- London · about 8,567,000 peopleabout 3 km west
- Luton · about 236,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Southend-on-Sea · about 618,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Reading · about 370,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- Brighton · about 503,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Cambridge · about 128,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomCultural4 km away
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Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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