The Monument. A large tower commemorating the Great Fire of London.
The Monument is situated at the cross roads between Fish Street Hill and Monument Street and, at 61 metres tall, stands 61 metres from the point at which the Great Fire of London started. If you were to lie The Monument down on its side, it would show you the path the flames engulfed in 1666. There are 311 steps up to the viewing platform, and tickets are £4 to enter – not a bad price for a tourist attraction these days! At the viewing platform you can go around in a full circle; giving you a view in every direction over London. An ongoing project with the monument involves cameras showing a live feed of the 360° panoramic view for people unable to climb to the platform. This live feed means that people can access the ‘actual’ view from the top rather than outdated images.
The Monument is situated at the cross roads between Fish Street Hill and Monument Street and, at 61 metres tall, stands 61 metres from the point at which the Great Fire of London started. If you were to lie The Monument down on its side, it would show you the path the flames engulfed in 1666. There are 311 steps up to the viewing platform, and tickets are £4 to enter – not a bad price for a tourist attraction these days! At the viewing platform you can go around in a full circle; giving you a view in every direction over London. An ongoing project with the monument involves cameras showing a live feed of the 360° panoramic view for people unable to climb to the platform. This live feed means that people can access the ‘actual’ view from the top rather than outdated images.
The architect was, unsurprisingly for this period in time, Christopher Wren (St. Paul’s Cathedral may ring a bell) and the monument was built also to commemorate the rebuilding of the City of London after the Great Fire. It is topped with a “drum and copper urn from which flames emerge”. It is definitely well worth a trip up there one afternoon; and if you don’t fancy climbing the Monument, I would still recommend heading in that direction so that you can see the old City of London – there are still many parts of the area that have not been rebuilt in centuries.
For more info: http://www.themonument.info/visitor-information.html
For more info: http://www.themonument.info/visitor-information.html