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King's tower in £2.45m re-creation at Dover Castle - (Photo)

Posted by editor on Aug 03, 2009 - 09:40 AM
Filed under: Tourism, News

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King Henry II's Great Tower in Dover Castle has been recreated by English Heritage in a £2.45m project lasting two years.

 

The tower has been brought back to life with almost psychedelic colour and drama, say it's restorers.

English Heritage described the castle as having been a palace of "Versace-esque bling".

It is thought that King Henry II built the Great Tower to assert his power at a time when the shrine to Thomas Becket at Canterbury was becoming increasingly popular, and Dover had become an important focus for pilgrimage.

Dover Castle illuminated on Saturday evening

 Picture by Karol Steele

To mark the reopening, light projections transformed the structure and dazzle the night sky.

The scheme was funded by a government project to drive regeneration in seaside towns and was supplemented by English Heritage.

 


 

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