The Monument
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The Monument
Image: © Paul Gillett Taken: 16 Aug 2012
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a stone Roman Doric column in the City of London, near the northern end of London Bridge, which commemorates the Great Fire of London. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 ft (62 m) tall and 202 ft (62 m) from the place where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London
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