One of just four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city, the Tower of London is one of the cityâs most popular attractions. Used variously throughout its history as a royal palace, an armoury, a prison, an execution chamber, a zoo, a barracks and a jewel house, this working royal castle offers a stunning insight into 1,000 years of history.
Early American Pattern Glass, also known simply as pattern glass, pressed glass, or Victorian glass, is pressed glass tableware (& some related novelty glass items) made during the Victorian period ca 1850-1910, only in America, in goblets and in sets such that all of the pieces in the set match in design.
Fragment of a Roman window glass plate dated to 1st to 4th century A.D. Flat glass, sheet glass or plate glass is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens. For modern architectural and automotive applications, the flat glass is sometimes bent after production of the plane sheet.