Historical landmark
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish St Hill, London EC3R 8AH, UK
Towering Doric column marking where the Great Fire of London began, with a golden urn and panoramic city views.
This guide to the Monument in London opens on the night the Great Fire began in 1666, then turns to Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, who hid more than a memorial in the column: a laboratory and an ambitious scientific instrument. It also traces a later controversy, when politicians rewrote the story of who was to blame for the fire. Look for traces of that dispute in the words carved into the base.
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