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This Central London area takes its name after the famous Monument of the Great Fire of London. This Doric column is sometimes simply referred to as the Monument. It is a 340-year old, 202-foot structure in the vicinity of the London Bridge. It commemorates the devastating 17th-century fire that did significant damage to the medieval city inside the old London wall. Thirteen-thousand houses were destroying leaving almost 80,000 residents homeless. The fire destroyed 87 churches including the Old St Paul’s Cathedral. Only six deaths were verified, however, the real death toll is certainly larger and hard to estimate. The temperatures during the fire that lasted for four days reached 1,250 °C or 2,280 °F.
This EC3 landmark sits where Monument Street intersects Fish Street Hill. It was built in 1671 and it is a Grade I listed construction. Architects Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke designed it. It stands where St Margaret, the first church that was destroyed by the great fire, stood. The Golden Boy of Pye Corner on Giltspur Street marks the furthest location reached by the fire. You will be able to find amazing properties in the area. For example, penthouse apartments with a superb view or an apartment in a contemporary new-build home.
Conquer the 311 steps of the Monument for one of the best views in the city. You will see the Tower Bridge, the River Thames, the BT Tower, the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and many other sites. The viewing platform features in the 1970 movie The Man Who Haunted Himself. It is also mentioned in William Godwin’s Deloraine novel. Since 2008, the Monument features a 360-degree panoramic camera that gives a great vista of the city. The building has a shaft that can be used for a zenith telescope and also for gravity experiments. There’s even an underground laboratory.
