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The tower of London is the oldest building in the city, which was the witness of the Roman legions, the Saxons. The founder of the tower of London I think of William I (the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror) . Taking England, he began to build fortifications, the largest of which was the tower. Built the tower with the White Tower, the heart of the fortress. The white tower is the square building, shiranai 32 meters long and 36 meters. Its height is about 30 meters. The construction of the tower ended in 1100. When Richard the Lionheart was completed several towers and fortress walls. Under him, the tower was surrounded by a moat of water. In 1190 the tower became a state prison. Was imprisoned the kings of Scotland and France and members of their families. In the walls of the fortress occurred penalty. Here was executed ГенрихVI, ЭдуардV, his brother Richard, Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Gangra. The last time the tower served as a prison during the Second world war. It held Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess.