What can we say about this place, which we remember from textbooks, which we have seen in many films, which, along with Big Ben and the Parliament Building, is the epitome of the phrase "Landon of the capital"? Of course, it is difficult to treat the Tower Bridge with an open mind. When you see such monuments from childhood, you feel warm feelings for them even from a distance, even without being able to look at them in person. Tower Bridge is beautiful in itself. It is a technical masterpiece of its time. Even now, it surprises with its beauty and grace of form; back then, it also surprised with the innovations used in its design and construction. I strongly advise you not just to walk across the bridge, but to pay extra and climb to the top of the bridge. At first, I thought it was just an opportunity to enjoy the view - an interesting activity, but short-term. In fact, climbing up will allow you to plunge into that era, because the full history of the bridge construction will be on your way. If you are traveling with children, they will receive a "passport" with a seal - this is such a mini-quest. It will be necessary to look for "stations" on the route, where the answer to the question specified in the "passport" is given, and put stamps. The quest is interesting, with many interesting details. Regarding the route. First you go from one tower to another, then you come back, but from the other side of the bridge. After that, you need to go back again and go down the stairs to follow the signs to the Engine Room. They will tell you how the lifting mechanism of the bridge works - all the equipment looks amazing and even smells a little of new paint -) Then you will enter the Tower Bridge Gift shop. An absolutely stunning segment on the bridge is a transparent floor with a view of moving cars and people. I was on a similar bridge in China, but it was scarier here -) Maybe because in China you had to pass over a forest, but here you had to pass over a real, living city. The sensations are indescribable -) As for prices, there are a lot of price categories and you will need to choose the best one for you. You can place an order on the website (and then you avoid the queue at the checkout, immediately passing through for inspection and lifting), or at the ticket office of the bridge. One of the symbols of the city, the famous (maybe even the most famous in the world) bridge is beautiful, elegant, and complex. What we've seen since we were kids and what we definitely need to see and experience in London.

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Алексей Ростов

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The most famous bridge in the world. When you stand on Tower Bridge, you realize that you are in a place that you read about in school. An indescribable feeling. By the way, each wing of the bridge weighs more than 1,000 tons, but it rises almost 90 degrees in less than a minute. It was opened in 1894. It is opened according to the schedule for the passage of ships.

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