Extraordinary picture of London’s Tower Bridge being built, 1892…

London’s Tower Bridge took its name from its proxmity to the Tower of London. Originally chocolate brown, it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen’s SIlver Jubilee in 1977.

2 comments to Extraordinary picture of London’s Tower Bridge being built, 1892…

  • Buzz

    It looks almost as good as the one in “Sherlock Holmes”
    chuckle

  • The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Urbanoscope

    [...] London’s Tower Bridge, under construction in 1892, via How to Be a Retronaut. [...]

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