THE UK’s most popular paid-for attraction in the UK is about to get a huge glow up costing millions.
Dating back over 1,000 years, the Tower of London has revealed plans for some huge new additions.
As part of the £70million project, the Tower will open new community spaces as well as two learning centres.
According to the BBC, the Waterloo Block – which is home to the Crown Jewels – will be turned into a three-storey learning centre, with a broadcast studio and sensory room.
There will be a new ‘green classroom’ as well, which will be located in the Tower’s moat.
The new facilities will mean that the Tower can handle 200,000 people a year, up from 125,000.
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The historic attraction’s architectural archive will be opened to the public as well, which includes more than 25,000 drawings of designs, the building and conservation work.
Once the project is complete, there will be workshops led by actors in costume as well as live broadcasts in the Tower.
The scheme, which is dubbed ‘Tomorrow’s Tower’, will take place over a year.
Though an exact date for when works will take place has not yet been revealed.
Brigadier Andrew Jackson, governor of the Tower of London, said: “For over a thousand years, the Tower has been many things — fortress, palace, prison and garrison – but throughout its history it has always brought people together.
“By opening up new spaces for learning, community and discovery, we are ensuring the Tower’s stories continue to resonate, reaching more classrooms, more communities and the millions of people from around the world who visit each year, while carefully protecting what makes this extraordinary place so special.”
The Tower of London attracts more than three million tourists a year, making it the most popular pay-to-visit attraction in the country.
It was even named the top tourist attraction for people heading to London by a study conducted by Travelodge.