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Remarque: Cet article de blog redig\u00e9 par Chas Bailey a \u00e9t\u00e9 traduit de l\u2019anglais en fran\u00e7ais par Kirsty Malcolm<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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La Tour de Londres se trouve sur la rive nord de la Tamise au centre de Londres et c\u2019est un des 10 sites touristiques le plus visit\u00e9s \u00e0 Londres. Les touristes sont surtout attir\u00e9s par l’exposition spectaculaire des Joyaux de la Couronne, qui font partie de la collection royale et sont toujours r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement utilis\u00e9s par Sa Majest\u00e9 La Reine. C\u2019est aussi pour eux l\u2019occasion de d\u00e9couvrir un site class\u00e9 au Patrimoine Mondial de l’UNESCO qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 la fois une forteresse, un palais et une prison. Vous trouverez ci-dessous dix faits impressionnants sur la Tour de Londres pr\u00e8s de Tower Bridge, un autre site touristique qui peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre explor\u00e9 avec un guide Blue Badge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. La Tour de Londres, Palais Royal et Forteresse de sa Majest\u00e9 \u2013 c\u2019est son nom complet – est un ch\u00e2teau fort qui a presque 1000 ans. La tour elle-m\u00eame est le grand donjon central fortifi\u00e9 connu sous le nom de la Tour Blanche. Mesurant 27 m\u00e8tres de haut, c\u2019\u00e9tait au 11\u00e8me si\u00e8cle l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de nos gratte-ciels. Les Londoniens \u00e9taient impressionn\u00e9s par cette tour oppressante qui s’\u00e9levait au-dessus d’eux \u2013 et c’est exactement ce que souhaitait Guillaume le Conqu\u00e9rant quand il la fit b\u00e2tir.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial Vue a\u00e9rienne du Tower Bridge et de la Tour de Londres. Cr\u00e9dit photo: \u00a9 London & Partners.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Large de 50 m\u00e8tres, les douves \u00e9taient destin\u00e9es \u00e0 emp\u00eacher les intrus d’entrer, mais cet \u00e9norme foss\u00e9 est devenu si stagnant et porteur de maladies que les soldats \u00e0 l’int\u00e9rieur de la tour risquaient plus de mourir d’infections que d\u2019une attaque ennemie. C\u2019est pour cela que le Duc de Wellington les fit drainer au 19\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, et elles sont d\u00e9sormais un large foss\u00e9 engazonn\u00e9.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Parce que la Tour de Londres est aussi un Palais Royal des salves de canon sont tir\u00e9es depuis son quai \u00e0 des occasions importantes. Lorsque une fois l’anniversaire officiel de la Reine a co\u00efncid\u00e9 avec le v\u00e9ritable anniversaire du Prince Philip, son \u00e9poux, un record de 124 coups ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tir\u00e9s \u00e0 blanc.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 La Tour de Londres abrite une vaste exposition d’armures royales, y compris plusieurs ensembles port\u00e9s par Henry VIII. Certaines armures sont joliment d\u00e9cor\u00e9es de feuilles d’or, ce qui en fait un merveilleux m\u00e9lange d’ing\u00e9nierie et d’art. Une armure pouvait couter l’\u00e9quivalent d’un jet priv\u00e9 en monnaie d’aujourd’hui, et p\u00e8se \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s aussi lourd que l\u2019\u00e9quipement complet d\u2019un soldat de combat d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n

\"Tower Tour de Londres: Armure royale. Cr\u00e9dit photo: \u00a9 London & Partners.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 \u00c0 partir de l\u2019\u00e9poque du roi Hakon de Norv\u00e8ge au 13\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, il devint coutumier pour les dignitaires en visite officielle d\u2019offrir au monarque des animaux exotiques. L\u2019ours polaire offert par le roi Hakon fut le premier pensionnaire de ce qui devint la m\u00e9nagerie royale, jusqu’\u00e0 ce que les animaux commencent \u00e0 attaquer les visiteurs. Ils furent alors d\u00e9plac\u00e9s dans des enclos appropri\u00e9s qui par la suite devinrent le Zoo de Londres \u00e0 Regent\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Une visite \u00e0 la Tour de Londres<\/a> ne se con\u00e7oit pas sans voir les somptueux Joyaux de la Couronne. L’objet le plus ancien est une cuill\u00e8re qui date du 12\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Elle est utilis\u00e9e lors du couronnement au moment de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de l\u2019onction. \u00c0 ce moment tr\u00e8s spirituel, le monarque devient membre du clerg\u00e9 et chef de l’\u00c9glise Anglicane.<\/p>\n

\"Tower Tour de Londres: entr\u00e9e de la salle des Joyaux et signalisation. Cr\u00e9dit photo: \u00a9 Historic Royal Palaces.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 \u00c0 partir du 13\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, la Tour de Londres a \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9e comme prison pour enfermer des prisonniers importants. Ne sachant pas combien de temps ils allaient devoir y rester, certains d’entre eux pass\u00e8rent leur temps en sculptant des armoiries complexes sur les murs de leurs cellules – des exemples particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9mouvants se trouvent dans la tour Beauchamp.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 La pr\u00e9sence des fameux \u00ab Yeoman Warders \u00bb, les gardes royaux commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9s \u00abBeefeaters\u00bb, remonte au 15\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, quand Henry VII, qui avait peur d\u2019\u00eatre assassin\u00e9, institua ces gardes du corps personnels. Leur nom viendrait de leur r\u00f4le de go\u00fbteurs de mets aupr\u00e8s du roi car ils go\u00fbtaient son b\u0153uf pour s’assurer qu’il n’\u00e9tait pas empoisonn\u00e9. Ils jouent toujours un r\u00f4le important dans la s\u00e9curisation de la Tour tous les soirs \u00e0 21 h 53 pr\u00e9cises lors de la C\u00e9r\u00e9monie des Cl\u00e9s – une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie \u00e0 laquelle vous pouvez assister en postulant par \u00e9crit \u00e0 la Tour de Londres.<\/p>\n

\"Tower
\nTour de Londres: La Tour Blanche et le Yeoman Warder \u00abBeefeater\u00bb Shedden. Cr\u00e9dit photo: \u00a9 Historic Royal Palaces.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

9. La Tour de Londres fut construite selon les m\u00e9thodes les plus en pointe employ\u00e9es dans les forteresses les plus s\u00e9curis\u00e9es du monde. L’une des tours appel\u00e9e La Tour du Clocher fusionne deux mod\u00e8les diff\u00e9rents – une tour octogonale \u00e0 la base qui devient circulaire en s\u2019\u00e9levant. On l’appelle Le Clocher \u00e0 cause de la cloche de couvre-feu qu\u2019elle abrite. En se promenant sur les remparts de la Tour de Londres il est ais\u00e9 de comprendre comment \u00e9tait con\u00e7ue la d\u00e9fense d\u2019une forteresse aussi impressionnante.<\/p>\n

10. Il y a une l\u00e9gende qui dit si les corbeaux quittent la Tour de Londres<\/a>, la monarchie et la Tour elle-m\u00eame s’effondreront. Le Ravenmaster \u2013 le Ma\u00eetre des Corbeaux, qui est un Beefeater – prend soin des corbeaux de la Tour de Londres. On peut identifier le Ravenmaster gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l’embl\u00e8me qui repr\u00e9sente un corbeau sur la manche de son merveilleux uniforme rouge et bleu. Les corbeaux sont libres de se promener autour de la Tour de Londres et les visiteurs peuvent souvent les voir de tr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s, ce qui en fait une excellente occasion de prendre des photos (faites attention car ils sont connus pour leurs coups de bec).<\/p>\n

\"Tower Tour de Londres: Le Raven Master Chris Skaife avec Rocky le corbeau. Cr\u00e9dit photo: \u00a9 Historic Royal Palaces.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Remarque: Cet article de blog redig\u00e9 par Chas Bailey a \u00e9t\u00e9 traduit de l\u2019anglais en fran\u00e7ais par Kirsty Malcolm<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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