 | 1842 - 432 oldal
...fortress stands on the northern bank of the Thames, at the. eastern extremity of the city. It consists of a large collection of fortified buildings, surrounded...streets, and covering upwards of twelve acres of land. The most conspicuous part of this edifice is a lofty square building, surrounded by turrets, which... | |
 | 1843 - 316 oldal
...fortress stands on the northern bank of the Thames, at the eastern extremity of the city. It consists of a large collection of fortified buildings, surrounded...streets, and covering upwards of twelve acres of land. The most conspicuous part of this edifice is a lofty square building, surrounded by turrets, which... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1870 - 170 oldal
...the building, which has by degrees assumed gigantic proportions, consisting at the present time of a large collection of fortified buildings, surrounded...and covering upwards of twelve acres of land. It was not, however, used as a royal residence until the time of Henry III. In his reign the collection of... | |
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... various curiosities and antiquities at present contained within its walls, alike interesting to those at a distance, as also to those who may have an opportunity of visiting it. This venerable fortress stands on the northern bank of the Thames, at... 