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Iconic symbol of London & Victorian engineering ingenuity
#TowerBridge’s engineering brilliance lies in its revolutionary #BasculeSystem. Once powered by steam & converted to electro-hydraulics in 1976, the drawbridge it lifts weighs over 1K tons each. Street-level walkways are 42m above water & spans 244m across the #RiverThames, its suspension & cantilever construction handles 40K daily crossings. London's #MostPhotographedLandmark
#GothicRevival architecture meets cutting-edge 19th CE engineering at the Grade I listed #TowerBridge. Completed in 1894 by architect #HoraceJones & engineer #JohnWolfeBarry, son of #CharlesBarry who built the #HousesOfParliament, the bridge's #NeoGothic towers were designed to harmonize with nearby #TowerofLondon, creating continuity across centuries #MostPhotographedLandmark
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