Live in the App Stores
#NormanArchitecture meets #MedievalFortress engineering at the #TowerofLondon. Built by #WilliamtheConqueror in 1097, the White Tower's revolutionary #NormanKeep features Kentish #Ragstone with imported #CaenStone, 15ft-thick walls rising 90ft above the #RiverThames. Its revolutionary fortress design, which was unprecedented in England at the time, symbolised #Norman rule.
In Source: Tower of London
#RomanesqueArchitecture meets Norman ecclesiastical design at the chapel of #StJohn. Built by #BishopGundulf using #Norman masons, this #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite features a monumental set of arches & carvings to inspire spirituality & prayer. Listed in the #AngloSaxonChronicle 1097, modified & restored over centuries, the #CrownJewels gleam under this ancient Norman stone.
In Source: Tower of London
1 Reaction
No ads · No cookies · No tracking · Privacy