ID: 700008653 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008653	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Tower of London (fortress; White Tower patron: William I, King of England; addtions:Ric...; construction: 1078-1190, rebu...; London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Wor...)

Note: Historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. Founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England, the White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 . Although it was not its primary purpose, the castle’s most notorious identity is as a prison, which it operated from 1100 until 1952. Some of its most famous prisoners include lady Jane Grey, princes Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Elizabeth I, and the Kray Twins. It has also functioned as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, a public records office, and the home of both The Royal Mint and of the Crown Jewels of England. The Tower is a complex of several buildings inside two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat, with its most distinguishing feature being its tall stone keeps. Located in: London, England, United Kingdom Located in: London, England | United Kingdom

Titles:

Tower of London (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U,English,,N)

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

H. M. Tower of London (C,U,English-P,,N)

The Tower (C,U,undetermined,,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

fortress [300006894] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment))

prison (building) [300006460]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, institutional buildings, correctional institutions (buildings))

museum (building) [300005768]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, exhibition buildings)

menagerie [300000353]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, zoos (built complexes))

armory (military training building) [300006917]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, military buildings, military training buildings)

treasury (building) [300404214]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, storage facilities)

historic building [300008063]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

British art

Creation Date: construction: 1078-1190, rebuilt: 1225, expansion: 1377-1395

Creator Display:

White Tower patron: William I, King of England; addtions:Richard I, King of England, Edward I, King of England, Henry III, King of England, Richard II, King of England, and others [preferred,VP]

various architects [,BWR]

patron William I, King of England (Norman king of England, 1027/1028-1087 ) [500328143]

patron Richard I, King of England (English king, 1157-1199) Extent: addition [500404078]

patron Edward I, King of England (English king, 1239-1307) Extent: addition [500247984]

patron Richard II, King of England (English king, 1377-1399) Extent: addition [500404079]

patron Henry III, King of England (English king, 1207-1272) Extent: addition [500245283]

architects unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Other: Site Context: Tower of London [1100671] Tower Hamlets (borough), London (inhabited place), Greater London (metropolitan area), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Creation: Tower Hamlets [7011816] Tower Hamlets (borough), London (inhabited place), Greater London (metropolitan area), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: London [7011781] Greater London (metropolitan area), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: +51.5142,-0.0931; London, England, United Kingdom

Display Materials: stone

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

Dimensions: White Tower: 27 meters (height)

Cultures:

British (preferred)

English

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Medieval (European) [300020756] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Specific Subjects:

	prison (building) [300006460]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, institutional buildings, correctional institutions (buildings)) (AAT)

	fortress [300006894]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: residential structures

Sources and Contributors:
Tower of London	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Tower of London," accessed 22 May 2015
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3775900
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London	........ [VP]
	........ Hammond, Department of the Environment. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London (1987) title
H. M. Tower of London	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3771167
The Tower	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)

Subject: ....... [VP,BWR]

....................... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Tower of London," accessed 22 May 2015

....................... BWR-04 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... Cornell University Library, BWR contribution (2010-) 8775

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3771167; BWR3775900

....................... BWR-08 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3771167; 3775900

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 9943; 10662

....................... Avery Index1: BWR Contribution (2010-) 77191

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Historic Royal Palaces [online] (2017) "Tower of London," accessed 20 April 2017
	..... BWR database (2010-)