Tower Bridge Iconic Drawbridge over the Thames

Описание: Step back into Victorian London and witness the birth of one of the world’s most iconic landmarks — Tower Bridge.

This video takes you through rare historical photographs and carefully restored color images showing the bridge’s construction, testing, and early years on the River Thames. From the first foundations sunk into the riverbed in 1886, to the monumental opening in 1894, Tower Bridge emerged as a bold engineering solution for a rapidly modernizing city.

You’ll see:

The massive stone towers rising from the Thames

The steel bascules under construction and weight testing

Steam engines, carts, ships, and crowds of Victorian London

Early river traffic passing beneath the raised bridge

London’s skyline before the modern age

Every image has been carefully colorized and upscaled to preserve authenticity while bringing new life to the past — without altering or adding anything that wasn’t originally there.

This is London as it once was: industrial, ambitious, and alive with motion.

Perfect for history lovers, architecture enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by how great cities are built.
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Timeline:
00:00 - A Landmark on the Thames
01:15 - Victorian London’s Need for a New Crossing
02:58 - The Design Competition – Radical Ideas and a Winner
05:33 - A Gothic Vision in Stone and Steel
08:28 - Building Tower Bridge (1886–1894)
12:49 - A Royal Opening and Public Wonder (1894)

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