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It was in 1734, the Bank of England relocated to London’s Threadneedle Street. And since then has been there. In today’s time, the underground station in the vicinity to the Bank is counted as one of the busiest places in England. That definitely puts the vault in a risk. For obvious reasons, the financial institution was in need of a number of security measures to keep its assets safe.   

An App

This gold vault is very much popular in the city and that is why the Bank of England came up with an app in 2013 that enabled users to undertake gold vaults’ virtual tour. The app’s images were clearly showing many stacks of gold bars lying on the shelves. And it is because of that, the metal never gets dirty. There is no chance it gets oxidized.  

The Key

However, no matter how much the shelves look vulnerable the security around the gold vault is the best one can think of. One can open its doors with a key. This might seem very normal but it is not. The length of the key is about 3 feet. In order to get the key turned one has to use the verbal password to a voice-recognition software that would permit the entry of the person.      

Inside The Vault

It is a fascinating sight inside the vaults. The vaults have covered a massive expanse of square footage. To make it clear, it is bigger than Tower 42, the 13th tallest building of London. This vast space does not go in waste, the Bank of London needs all of the space. 

Lots Of It

If the bank keeps all the bars in one area then there are high chances that the bars would begin to tumble down on the ground. Which is obviously not safe.      

8 Feet Thick

The Bank of England makes sure that there is a tough layer of outer protection as a final security measure. The walls of vaults are 8 feet thick. According to popular belief, its walls are bombproof. As they all had refuge in the vaults at the time of World War II air raids. When Germans began to destroy the capital with bombs.