London Monument 
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This tall column, 61.5m/202ft high, was erected between 1671 and 1677 to commemorate the Great Fire. It stands exactly 61.5m/202ft from the spot in Pudding Lane where the fire started. Although attributed to Wren, it was probably designed by Robert Hooke. The view from the platform, just below the golden urn (311 steps up), is somewhat obscured by office blocks. The column is topped by an urn with a gilded flaming ball, 14m/42ft high.
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Address:
London Monument, Monument Street, London EC3R 8AH, England
Hours:
April 1 to September 30: 10am-6pm
October 1 to March 30: 9am-4pm; Closed: Sun
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Good Friday - Christian
Tips: Last admission 5:40 p.m.
Transit: Underground: Monument; Bus: 15, 17, 21, 22A, 25, 35, 40, 43, X43, 47, 48, 133, 501, 505, 521.
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The Monument commemorating the great fire of London.
London viewed from the Monument.
