ID: 700008653 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008653	Record Type: Built Work
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Tower of London (prison (building); White Tower: buillt by William I, King of England (Norman ki...; construction: 1078-1190, rebu...)

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.

Titles:

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

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

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

prison (building) [300006460] (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>, institutional buildings, correctional institutions (buildings))

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))

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)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

British art

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

Creator Display:

White Tower: buillt by William I, King of England (Norman king of England, 1027/1028-1087 ); addtions: built by Richard I, King of England (English king, 1157-1199), Edward I, King of England (English king, 1239-1307), Henry III, King of England (English king, 1207-1272), Richard II, King of England (English king, 1377-1399), and others [preferred,VP]

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

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

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

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

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

Locations:

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)

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

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)

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: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings

Sources and Contributors:
Tower of London	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Tower of London," accessed 22 May 2015
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

Subject: ....... [VP]

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

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