Tower Bridge

Summary

Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of bascule_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,421 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tower Bridge is located in London Borough of Tower Hamlets^[3].
• Tower Bridge is located in London Borough of Southwark^[4].
• Tower Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Tower Bridge's video is recorded as LondonTowerBridge1998Video1.ogv^[6].
• Tower Bridge's image is recorded as London - London Tower Bridge - 140806 171049.jpg^[7].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as bascule bridge^[8].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge^[9].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge^[10].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[11].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as suspension bridge^[12].
• Tower Bridge's instance of is recorded as gothic revival bridge^[13].
• Tower Bridge's architect is recorded as Horace Jones^[14].
• Tower Bridge's maintained by is recorded as Bridge House Estates^[15].
• Tower of London is named after Tower Bridge^[16].
• Tower Bridge's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[17].
• Tower Bridge's crosses is recorded as River Thames^[18].
• Tower Bridge's made from material is recorded as steel^[19].
• Tower Bridge's made from material is recorded as granite^[20].
• Tower Bridge's made from material is recorded as concrete^[21].
• Tower Bridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315529968^[22].
• Tower Bridge's GND ID is recorded as 1026421128^[23].
• Tower Bridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh89005668^[24].
• Tower Bridge's location is recorded as London^[25].
• Tower Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Tower Bridge^[26].
• Tower Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000477^[27].

Body

Geography

Tower Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include London Borough of Tower Hamlets^[3], a London borough^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1965^[30] and London Borough of Southwark^[4], a London borough^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1965^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Tower Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+244'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include bascule bridge^[8], steel bridge^[9], road bridge^[10], tourist attraction^[11], suspension bridge^[12], and gothic revival bridge^[13]. Tower Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[35].

History and Context

+1886-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tower Bridge^[36]. Tower of London is named after it^[16].

Why It Matters

Tower Bridge ranks in the top 2% of bascule_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,421 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]