London is famous for many of its sights and historical buildings. Buckingham
Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, to name but a few. Last July, I was
visiting one, a monument, which perhaps you may not have heard of but is also
well worth a visit. A monument is a statue or building that is put up to
remember and honor a person or event and this one is rather tall.
In September 1666 the City of London was devastated by The Great Fire. To
commemorate the event and celebrate the rebuilding of the City The Monument was
built.
it's a tall stone column and there are stairs inside that you can climb and
view London from the top. Just above that viewing platform there is a golden
ball of fire that commemorates the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Monument built was started in 1671 and finished in 1677. It designed by
Christopher Wren, it's over 200 ft tall, that's about 61 meters and there are
311 steps to the viewing platform. finally after 311 step I made it up to the
top and what a spectacular view. Well I am out now on the viewing platform. I'm
looking towards one of London's more famous landmarks which is Tower Bridge.
Really is a fantastic view from up here.
Here I took a lot of nice shot at the top pf monument and you can find them
at my picasa web album.