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The Tower of London.

The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the river Thames in central London. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as  part of Norman Conquest of England . The castle was used as a prison from 1100 until 1952 although that wasn't its primary purpose . As a whole the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and moat. There were several phases of expansion , mainly under Kings Richard I , Henry III and Edward I in the 12th and 13 centuries.
The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history . It was besieged several times and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury , a treasury , a menagerie , the home of the Crown Jewels of England . In the First and Second World War the Tower was again used as a prison .
Today the Tower of London is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions and one of the most popular castles in the world wich attracts 2 millions people every year.

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