<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tower of London </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Tower of London , seen from the River Thames , with a view of the water-gate called `` Traitors ' Gate '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> London Borough of Tower Hamlets London , EC3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Castle : 12 acres ( 4.9 ha ) Tower Liberties : 6 acres ( 2.4 ha ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 27 metres ( 89 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> White Tower : 1078 Inner Ward : 1190s Re-built : 1285 Wharf expansion : 1377 -- 1399 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 2,843,031 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Queen Elizabeth II in right of the Crown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> ii , iv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 1988 ( 12th session ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 488 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Europe and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Listed Building -- Grade I </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Listed Building -- Grade II </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the castle in central London </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Tower of London </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Tower of London , seen from the River Thames , with a view of the water-gate called `` Traitors ' Gate '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> London Borough of Tower Hamlets London , EC3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Castle : 12 acres ( 4.9 ha ) Tower Liberties : 6 acres ( 2.4 ha ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 27 metres ( 89 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> White Tower : 1078 Inner Ward : 1190s Re-built : 1285 Wharf expansion : 1377 -- 1399 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 2,843,031 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Queen Elizabeth II in right of the Crown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> ii , iv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 1988 ( 12th session ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 488 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Europe and North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Listed Building -- Grade I </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Listed Building -- Grade II </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the castle in central London </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the tower of london first built
when was the tower of london first built
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