Mid-Term

Tower of London

The Tower of  London is a major tourists' attraction of London, and luckily I had a chance to visit in last June.

Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror to protect London and declare his power as well in 1078.  It was expanded around the White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, and was constructed through several phases under kings Henry III and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. It has served variously as a royal palace, an armory, a private zoo, a home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and so on. It was the home of the Crown Jewels of United Kingdom since 1303, which is a fascinating exhibition now in the museum.  The Tower of London was regularly used as a prison since 1100, and the most famous prisoner to be at the Tower was Princess Elizabeth.  She was there for eight weeks before she became Queen Elizabeth I in 1558.

The images I used to composite in this poster are William the Conqueror on the top left-hand corner, Elizabeth I on the bottom left, the Imperial Crown of India on the bottom center, two statues of armory on the bottom right, and the White Tower in the center.