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<td>This fireball-topped column is a Christopher Wren designed monument commemorating the 1666 Great Fire of London.
 <td>This fireball-topped column is a Christopher Wren designed monument to the Great Fire of London of 1666. Now owned and maintained by the [[Corporation of London]], for a small admission fee you can climb the 303 steps of the internal staircase to the small, caged-in viewing platform at the top, for which you can expect to receive a certificate. The height marks the distance of the monument from the spot where the fire started.
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Maintained and run by the [[Corporation of London]], for a small admission fee you can climb the 303 steps of the internal staircase to the small, caged-in viewing platform at the top, for which you can expect to receive a certificate. The height of the monument equals the distance from the base to the spot where the fire started.
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The Monument is presently closed for renovation.
 As of October 2003. Children under 16 &pound;1.00, adults &pound;2.00.
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The Monument
The Monument. (Photo by IvorW)		 This fireball-topped column is a Christopher Wren designed monument to the Great Fire of London of 1666. Now owned and maintained by the Corporation of London, for a small admission fee you can climb the 303 steps of the internal staircase to the small, caged-in viewing platform at the top, for which you can expect to receive a certificate. The height marks the distance of the monument from the spot where the fire started.

Admission

As of October 2003. Children under 16 £1.00, adults £2.00.

Access

There are no stopping points on the stairway, and some may find using the stairs challenging.
Stairwell in the Monument
Stairwell in the Monument. (Photo by DrHyde)


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