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Monument To the Great Fire of London

+35
Monday
9:30 - 18:00
Opening Hours
Monday
9:30 - 18:00
Tuesday
9:30 - 18:00
Wednesday
9:30 - 18:00
Thursday
9:30 - 18:00
Friday
9:30 - 18:00
Saturday
9:30 - 18:00
Sunday
9:30 - 18:00
020 7626 2717
020 7626 2717
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9 reviews of Monument To the Great Fire of London

Panoramic views of London

In 1666, a fire began at a baker's house on Pudding Lane. Three days later, the fire was finally put out but only after having destroyed a large part of the City. It consumed thousands of homes, public buildings, the city gates...even St. Paul's Cathedral. As part of the reconstruction of the city, a monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London and to celebrate the rebuilding. The monument stands 61 meters high and visitors can climb the 311 steps to reach the top where they have a 360° panoramic view of London. The monument dates back to the 17th century so there sin't an elevator.

The tickets are pretty cheap and there's a tube station a few meters from there, so it's worth visiting after seeing all of the more famous places of London.
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Tribute to Fire

Excellent

The Monument was made for people to remember the fire of London in 1666, built between 1671 and 1677 it's a huge 61 meter stone column topped with a fire-shaped urn. A curious fact is that 61 meters away the fire started at Thomas Farynor's bakery. To get up the monument you have to climb 311 stairs to see the view, where you can see the Tower Bridge. Going down you receive a diploma, deserved as they are 311 steps in a very narrow spiral staircase. it's another beautiful view of the city although quite hard.

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The all-devouring fire

El fuego que todo lo devora

¡Pues vaya!, por fin lo encontramos, después de recorrernos el laberinto de calles de la City, escondido en su pequeña placita y rodeado de los nuevos y brillantes edificios que parecen amenazarlo, pero que en el fondo lo respetan, que para eso es el mas viejo del lugar. Muchos pasan por su lado y dicen: ¡Bah, sólo es una columna más!. Qué grave error. Esa "columna" es el monumento que erigió Wren, el arquitecto de San Pablo para recordar el Gran Fuego de 1666 y de ninguna manera carece de importancia. Para aquellos que como yo, adoren las curiosidades, voy a contarles algunas en lo que subimos los 311 peldaños que nos conducirán a la plataforma de observación. Resulta ser, que la altura de la columna (62 metros) es la misma que la que hay entre su base y el sitio exacto donde se encontraba la panadería donde comenzó el fuego, fuego totalmente accidental, por otra parte, pero que se achacó a la minoría católica ( ésto si que no era accidental ), y exactamente la misma distancia a la que cayó una bomba de gran envergadura durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial sin causarle daño. Se cuenta que al poco tiempo de inaugurada, un día de mucho viento, un marino que había subido a contemplar las vistas salió volando y aterrizó en una taberna cercana, sin sufrir daño. No tuvieron tanta suerte, aunque no era su intención tenerla, las otras seis persona que se suicidaron antes de que la plataforma tuviera que ser enrrejada para evitar mas "accidentes" fortuitos. Y ya estamos en la plataforma superior. Primeramente se utilizó para realizar experimentos de la Royal Society, pero las vibraciones del tráfico acabaron con ellos y con los nervios de los científicos. Si miramos arriba, vemos que sobre el tambor de granito hay una bola o una urna, depende de cómo la miremos desde la que brotan unas llamas, todo en dorado, simbolizando el Gran Fuego. Las llamas no se cobraron muchas vidas, pero si que destruyeron miles de viviendas, iglesias e incluso las puertas de la ciudad. Ahora, la plataforma nos regala una panorámica espectacular no sólo de la City, sino también del Támesis, de la Torre y del barrio de los docks ( muelles). Así que no es una "columna más".
Then go !, I finally found, after travel all around the maze of streets in the City, hidden in the small square and surrounded by shiny new buildings that seem threatening, but that deep respect him, that's what is the oldest of the place. Many go through him and say: Bah, only a column ms !. What mistake. This "column" is the monument erected Wren, architect of St Paul to remember the Great Fire of 1666 and by no means unimportant. For those like me, adore curiosities, I'll tell you what I got some in the 311 peldaos that conducirn us to the observation platform. It turns out that the height of the column (62 meters) is the same as that between the base and the exact spot where the bakery where the fire started, fire completely accidental, on the other hand was, but that Achac to the Catholic minority (sto if it was not accidental), and exactly the same distance that a bomb fell major during World War without causing damage. It is said that soon after opened, windy one day, a sailor who had gone up to contemplate the views went flying and landed in a nearby tavern, without suffering damage. They were not so lucky, though it was not his intention to have it, the other six people who committed suicide before the platform had to be more fortuitous enrrejada to avoid "accidents". And since we're on the top shelf. First is utiliz for experiments of the Royal Society, but traffic vibrations and wiped them with the nerves of scientists. If we look up, we see that on the granite drum is a ball or a box depends on how we look at it from sprouting flames, all in gold, symbolizing the Great Fire. The flames did not took many lives, but if that destroyed thousands of homes, churches and even the city gates. Now, the platform gives us not only a spectacular panoramic of the City, but also of the Thames, the Tower and the neighborhood of the docks (springs). As it is not a "column ms".
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Views of the City

Vistas de la City

Monumento construido en el siglo XVII para conmemorar la reconstrucción de la ciudad tras el gran fuego que destruyó la mayor parte de la City londinense. Es una gran columna dórica, con 61m de altitud, los mismos que hay de distancia desde el Monumento hasta el lugar donde se inició el fuego. Por dentro tiene una escalera de caracol con 311 pasos, que te llevan a una plataforma desde la que se obtienen unas vistas impresionantes de la City londinense, el Puente y la Torre de Londres. El precio de la entrada son 3 libras, aunque también se puede adquirir la entrada junto con la Torre de Londres, lo que subiría conjuntamente a 9 libras.
Monument built in the seventeenth century to commemorate the rebuilding of the city after the great fire that destroyed much of the City. It is a Doric column, with 61m high, about the same distance from the Monument to where the fire started. Inside has a spiral staircase with 311 steps that take you to a platform from which to get a breathtaking view of the City of London, and Tower Bridge in London. The entrance fee is 3 pounds, but you can also buy the ticket along with the Tower of London, which together would rise to 9 pounds.
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Monument of the great fire

Monument of the great fire

The Monument porte bien son nom car il est vraiment imposant. De son vrai nom : monument of the Great Fire, il fut construit en mémoire du grand incendie qui ravagea la ville de Londres en 1666. Il s'agit d'une colonne romaine de plus de 60 mètres de hauteur. Je n'en avais jamais entendu parler avant, mais nous sommes descendus à la station " the Monument" justement et nous sommes tombés nez à nez avec la colonne dans la city de Londres. Malgré le drame que rappelle ce monument, il est aussi là pour montrer que Londres sait se relever. En tout cas, c'est l'image que j'en ai gardée !
The Monument is aptly named because it is really impressive. His real name: monument of the Great Fire, it was built in memory of the great fire that devastated the city of London in 1666. It is a Roman column over 60 meters high. I had never heard before, but we went down to the station "the Monument" fairly and we came face to face with the column in the city of London. Despite the drama that recalls the monument, it is also there to show that London is known to rise. In any case, it is the image that I kept!
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Going down, as the staircase was a spiral, I caught a horrible dizziness

Nunca más.

Excellent
Un millón de escaleras para llegar arriba y ver la punta de los rascacielos. Bajando, como la escalera era de caracol, pille un mareo horrible.
Never more. A million stairs to get up and see the tip of the skyscrapers. Going down, as the staircase was a spiral, I caught a horrible dizziness.
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There is no loss. You leave the subway and you fall on top.

No tiene pérdida. Sales del metro y se te cae encima.

Excellent
No tiene pérdida. Sales del metro y se te cae encima.
There is no loss. You leave the subway and you fall on top.
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Recommended, a waste of time, do not go, it"s a

Recomendable

Excellent
Una pérdida de tiempo, no vayan, es un monumento.
Recommended, a waste of time, do not go, it"s a
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Excelente vista desde la cima

Excellent
Excelente vista desde la cima
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