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The Monument
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England
The Monument is a 61 metre (202 feet) tall stone Roman doric column in the heart of the City of London. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1671 and 1677, as the City's memorial to the Great Fire in 1666. The monument is the tallest single stone column in the world and contains a spiral staircase leading to a viewing platform from which you can see some remarkable views of the city.  Sir Christopher Wren's flame-topped Monument The fire began in a baker's house in Pudding Lane on Sunday 2nd September 1666 and finally extinguished on Wednesday 5th September, after destroying the greater part of the City. The significance of its 61 metre (202 feet) height is the distance to the bakery on Pudding Lane that was the suspected source of the fire that destroyed the city. Viewing platform and flame The top of the monument is reached by climbing up the narrow winding staircase of 311 steps. A cage was added in the mid-19th century at the top of the Monument to prevent people jumping off, after six people had committed suicide between 1788 and 1842. The west side of the base displays a sculpture, by Caius Gabriel Cibberith showing King Charles II, and his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II) surrounded by Liberty, Architecture, and Science, giving directions for its restoration. Pricing £3 (Adults), £2.50 (Concessions), £1 (Children) Combined with Tower Bridge Exhibition £8 (Adults), £5.50 (Concessions), £3 (Children) Opening Times 9:30-5.30pm Daily, last admission 5pm The Monument website http://www.themonument.info Back to Buildings and landmarks of London Tower Bridge Tower of London St Paul's Cathedral Golden Hinde Shakespeare Globe The London Eye The Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) Westminster Abbey Jewel House Trafalgar Square Admiralty Arch Buckingham Palace The Monument The Gherkin Cleopatra's Needle St James' Palace Lambeth Palace Eros Back to London Index
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