Tower Bridge, one of London's most iconic landmarks 行走伦敦塔桥 欣赏泰晤士河美丽风光

Tower Bridge, one of London's most iconic landmarks, is a combined bascule and suspension bridge with two 213 foot towers

• Tower Bridge

Perhaps second only to Big Ben as London’s most recognizable symbol, Tower Bridge doesn’t disappoint up close. There’s something about its neo-Gothic towers and blue suspension struts that that make it quite enthralling to look at. Built in 1894 as a much-needed crossing point in the east, it was equipped with a then revolutionary bascule (seesaw) mechanism that could clear the way for oncoming ships in three minutes. Although London’s days as a thriving port are long over, the bridge still does its stuff, lifting around 1000 times per year and as many as 10 times per day in summer. (For information on the next lifting ring 7940 3984 or check the bridge’s website.) The Tower Bridge Exhibition explains the nuts and bolts of it all. If you’re not particularly technically minded, however, it’s still interesting to get inside the bridge and look out its windows along the Thames.
Tower Bridge
Address: The Tower Bridge Southwark, SE1 2UP
Transport: Tube at Tower Hill
Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk
Phone: 7940 3985
Price: Tower Bridge Exhibition adult/under 5yr/5-15yr/senior & student/family £6/free/£3/£4.50/£14
Hours: Tower Bridge Exhibition 10:00-18:30 Apr-Oct, 09:30-18:00 Nov-Mar, last admission 1hr before closing

行走伦敦塔桥 欣赏泰晤士河美丽风光

伦敦塔桥(Tower Bridge)是从英国伦敦泰晤士河口算起的第一座桥(泰晤士河上共建桥15座)，也是伦敦的象征，有“伦敦正门”之称。该桥始建于1886年，1894年6月30日对公众开放，将伦敦南北区连接成整体。
伦 敦塔桥桥身分为上、下两层，上层(桥面高于高潮水位约42米)为宽阔的悬空人行道，两侧装有玻璃窗，行人从桥上通过，可以饱览泰晤士河两岸的美丽 风光；下层可供车辆通行。当泰晤士河上有万吨船只通过时，主塔内机器启动，桥身慢慢分开，向上折起，船只过后，桥身慢慢落下，恢复车辆通行。两块活动桥 面，各自重达1000吨。从远处观望塔桥，双塔高耸，极为壮丽。桥塔内设楼梯上下，内设博物馆、展览厅、商店、酒吧等。登塔远眺，可尽情欣赏泰晤士河上下 游十里风光。
交 通
地铁Tower Hill站下。
门票/开 放 时 间
塔桥展览门票5.5英镑。
塔桥展览开放时间：4月至10月10:00-18:30，11月至次年3月9:30-18:00。