The Monument
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The Monument
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 16 Oct 2010
Known simply as 'The Monument', this is Sir Christopher Wren's monument to the Great Fire of London in 1666. The structure is 61 metres high (202 feet), the exact distance between it and the site in Pudding Lane where the fire began.
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Image Location
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