The Great Fire of London column constructed 1671-1677
The Great Fire of London column constructed 1671-1677
The Monument is a stone column commemorating the Great Fire of London of 1666. It is located near to where the fire started, at Fish Street Hill and Monument Street.
The column is 62 metres tall and is the tallest free standing stone column in the world. The viewing platform at the top is reached by a narrow staircase of 311 steps.
It is also 62 metres from the exact spot where the Great Fire of London started. The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, soon spreading through London.
Christopher Wren designed the column, after it was decided that there should be a memorial to the fire. Wren designed the column so that it could be used as a telescope too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London
The Monument is a stone column commemorating the Great Fire of London of 1666. It is located near to where the fire started, at Fish Street Hill and Monument Street.
The column is 62 metres tall and is the tallest free standing stone column in the world. The viewing platform at the top is reached by a narrow staircase of 311 steps.
It is also 62 metres from the exact spot where the Great Fire of London started. The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, soon spreading through London.
Christopher Wren designed the column, after it was decided that there should be a memorial to the fire. Wren designed the column so that it could be used as a telescope too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London
I really enjoy seeing these sorts of "then and now" posts.
ReplyDeleteThat's some awesome engineering and construction. I don't think we're building too many things that will last 350 years now. It's a bit taller than the Tower of Pisa, narrower (and plumb :-).
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy I like them too.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the photo's with this Darran Hughes thank you for sharing so much history with us.
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