The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 18 and Version 8 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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<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. |
<td rowspan="2"><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></td> <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. === Admission === 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> |
Admission: children under 16, £1.00, adults, £2.00. (as of October 2003). Warning: there are no stopping points on the stairway, and some may find the attempt up challenging.</td> |
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<td><img src="pictures/spiral_staircase_in_monument.jpg" width="400" height="302" alt="Stairwell in the Monument"><br> |
<td><img src="pictures/monument_stairwell.jpg" width="400" height="302" alt="Stairwell in the Monument"><br> |
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address='Fish Street Hill' |
address='Cannon Street' |
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host='194.60.38.10' |
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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' |
map_link='http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/py/lg:uk/lc:uk/maps.py?addr=Cannon+Street&city=London&zip=EC4N+4' |
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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' |
The Monument. (Photo by aegidian) |
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: children under 16, £1.00, adults, £2.00. (as of October 2003). Warning: there are no stopping points on the stairway, and some may find the attempt up challenging. |
Stairwell in the Monument. (Photo by DrHyde) |
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