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The Monument
A 61 metre (202 feet) Doric column at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, built 1671-77 by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great Fire of London and celebrate the rebuilding of the City. The fire began in Pudding Lane (202 feet from the site of The Monument) on Sunday 2nd September 1666 and destroyed most of the City of London until extinguished on Wednesday 5th September. Link
Created: Fri, 28 Dec 2012, Updated: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
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