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Traitors' Gate

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Traitors' Gate

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Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Wolf Beyenburg

May 5, 2024

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The Traitor's Gate, which used to be the water entrance to the Tower. Here people could be discreetly transferred into the Tower.

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Karsten

October 8, 2025

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The gate was designed by the medieval architect Master James of St. George on behalf of King Edward I between 1275 and 1279 to create a new water gate through …

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