City of London: The Monument

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Arthur H. Beavan continues his survey of the City of London in Imperial London, first published in 1901, with this description of the Monument:

A forest of steeples and towers of city churches can be seen from the Monument in Fish Street Hill, erected from designs by Wren to commemorate the Great Fire.

It is a fluted Doric column of Portland stone, standing on a pedestal 28 feet square, a gigantic vase from which flames are ascending surmounts the whole.

Its height is 202 feet, and although its position is low, a splendid view can be obtained from its summit, if the atmosphere be clear, which it seldom is.

At daybreak would be the best time to ascend, but this is impossible.

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