IMAGES OF MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE


ENGLAND: LONDON: WHITE TOWER



The White Tower is the central "hall keep" of the Tower of London complex.
Placement of White Tower within Tower complex.



Floorplans


Adapted from Bayley, plate IV
Ground Floor

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Adapted from Bayley, plate VI
Middle Floor

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Adapted from Bayley, plate VIII
Top Floor

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Adapted from Bond, Gothic Architecture, p283
Section of St. John's Chapel showing Vaults
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Exterior

Courtesy Dr. Ruth Dean
View of Tower from River

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Adapted from Bayley plate III
The White Tower  from the north-east in 1821
(Lower structure - in front is a later addition)

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South-east corner
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Courtesy of Kristen Chiacchina/Spring, 2000
Buttress of South-East Corner 

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Courtesy of Kristen Chiacchina/Spring, 2000
 

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Interior (Note - The interior of the White Tower has been changed many times. Only the chapel of St. John and a few other small pieces retain their medieval appearance).
 
 
 

Adapted from Bayley, plate  VII
Interior of St John's chapel

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Courtesy of Tamara Blum

East End of St. John's Chapel 

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Courtesy of Tamara Blum

Aisle of St. John's Chapel
Note Groin Vaults

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Adapted from Godfrey, p 
Interior of St John's chapel

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Adapted from Bayley, plate V
Spiral Staircase in Lowest Floor

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Adapted from Bayley, plate V
Vaulted Room on Lowest Floor

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