The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 9 and Version 8 of The Monument
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| * '''Nearest [[Tube]] stations:''' (of course) [[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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 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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