Braille Drawing: Tower Bridge
Size: 9 rows, 29 cells
By: René Holzhauer (2024)
Here we go!
Row 1:
space 7 times, WERE, space 13 times, WERE
Row 2:
space 6 times, OF, FOR, WITH, space 11 times, OF, FOR, WITH
Row 3:
space 6 times, FOR 3 times, WERE 5 times, FOR, WERE 5 times, FOR 3 times
Row 4:
space 4 times, capital sign, i, FOR 3 times, space 11 times, FOR 3 times, e, apostrophe
Row 5:
space 2 times, capital sign, i, space 2 times, FOR 3 times, space 11 times, FOR 3 times, space 2 times, e, apostrophe
Row 6:
capital sign, i, space 4 times, FOR 3 times, space 11 times, FOR 3 times, space 4 times, e, apostrophe
Row 7:
colon 5 times, exclamation mark, g 3 times, full stop, WERE 2 times, exclamation mark, colon 3 times, full stop, WERE 2 times, exclamation mark, g 3 times, full stop, colon 5 times
Row 8:
space 5 times, l, space 3 times, dots 456, space 9 times, l, space 3 times, dots 456
Row 9:
i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i, e, i
Description of the Drawing
Translated by AI: The braille drawing depicts London’s Tower Bridge from the side. This famous landmark was opened in 1894 and is a suspension and bascule bridge. It spans the River Thames, which is indicated by a wavy line at the bottom of the drawing. The two bridge towers are striking features; in reality, they stand 65 metres tall. The towers feature several small spires, which are depicted here in a somewhat simplified form. Two footbridges run between the towers at a height of 43 metres. Only one of these is shown in the braille drawing; the other is located behind it. A coat of arms is mounted in the centre of the footbridges. Each of the two towers stands on a plinth. This houses the hydraulic system used to open the bridge. Tower Bridge is 244 metres long in total. In our braille drawing, the two suspension bridges with their cables are depicted as slightly shorter for reasons of space.
