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Cumartesi, Şubat 21, 2026
Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB, Birleşik Krallık
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Bell Tower Cells – Spaces of Confinement

Inside the Bell Tower’s prison rooms: alcoves, access routes, and how architecture managed custody.

11/27/2025
10 min read
Upper cell alcove inside the Bell Tower

Spatial Logic

Narrow stairs, controlled landings, and small window apertures created a graduated security system.

What to Look For

  • Alcoves repurposed as cells.
  • Heavy door frames and hinge scars.

Image Highlights

Bell Tower bell Upper cell alcove


Bottom Line

The Bell Tower is a study in movement control—architecture as a choreography of limits.


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Custody Historian

Custody Historian

Tower of London’ı akıllıca deneyimlemen için bunu hazırladım — net tempo, daha iyi zamanlama ve her şapeli, tacı ve taş koridoru yankılatan bağlam.

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