The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 18 and Version 2 of The Monument
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| * '''Nearest [[Tube]] stations:''' [[Monument Station|Monument]] or [[Bank Station|Bank]]. [[London Bridge Station|London Bridge]] for a pleasant walk across the [[Thames]], and a good view of [[Tower Bridge]] and [[HMS Belfast]]. |
* '''Nearest [[Tube]] stations:''' (of course) [[Monument Station|Monument]] or [[Bank Station|Bank]] |
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><img src="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ivorw/ogl/20050429/images/City 20050429 028.jpg" width="300" height="450" alt="The Monument"><br><small>The Monument. (Photo by [[IvorW]])</small></td> <td>This fireball-topped column is a Christopher Wren designed monument commemorating the 1666 Great Fire of London. |
<div style="float:left; width:300px; margin:10px"><img src="http://thor.acedragon.co.uk/images/colsafpics/monument.jpg" width="300" height="450" alt="The Monument"><br><small>The Monument (photo by [[aegidian]])</small></div> |
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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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Children under 16, 50p<br> Adults, £1.50 |
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The Monument is presently closed for renovation. === Access === There are no stopping points on the stairway, and some may find using the stairs challenging.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="pictures/spiral_staircase_in_monument.jpg" width="400" height="302" alt="Stairwell in the Monument"><br> <small>Stairwell in the Monument. (Photo by [[DrHyde]])</small></td> </tr> </table> address='Fish Street Hill' |
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. The height marks the distance of the monument from the spot where the fire started. address='Cannon Street' |
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host='80.176.94.6' hours_text='9.30am - 5pm.' |
hours_text='Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9.30am - 5pm.' |
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major_change='1' map_link='http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=532901&Y=180767&A=Y&Z=1' opening_hours_text='9.30am - 5pm.' |
map_link='http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/py/lg:uk/lc:uk/maps.py?addr=Cannon+Street&city=London&zip=EC4N+4' opening_hours_text='Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9.30am - 5pm.' |
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postcode='EC3R 6DB ' website='' summary='Christopher Wren's Monument to the Great Fire of London' |
postcode='EC4' website='' summary='Christopher Wren's Monument to the Great Fire of London' |
Admission
Children under 16, 50p
Adults, £1.50
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. The height marks the distance of the monument from the spot where the fire started.
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