Virtual London - The best place to see London online

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Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk

One of the city's most celebrated landmarks and possibly the most photographed and painted bridge on earth, Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. Its two towers were joined by glass-covered walkways for the public to use when the bridge opened to river traffic, but these were closed in 1910.

Now, in a most imaginative modern development, visitors can once again venture inside the bridge to find one of London's most unusual and exciting attractions, The Tower Bridge Experience. State of the art technology, including sophisticated animatronic characters, video presentations and interactive computers, are used to bring the bridge to life.

Visitors will discover why the bridge was needed and how a design was chosen, and the original Victorian steam engine rooms are also open to show visitors how this working bridge was operated. However, the main attraction has to be the spectacular views over London from the high-level walkways, 140ft above the River Thames. From this unique viewpoint, visitors can see some of London's most well known buildings, such as the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral and Canary Wharf.