Street view of the Monument to the Great Fire of London designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Text plaque on the monument that reads: THE MONUMENT THE MONUMENT, DESIGNED BY ROBERT HOOKE FRS IN CONSULTATION WITH SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN, WAS BUILT 1671-1677 ON THE SITE OF ST MARGARET FISH STREET HILL, TO COMMEMORATE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666. THE FIRE BURNT FROM 2 TO 5 SEPTEMBER, DEVASTATING TWO-THIRDS OF THE CITY, AND DESTROYED 13,200 HOUSES, 87 CHURCHES, AND 52 LIVERY COMPANY HALLS. THE MONUMENT, A FREESTANDING FLUTED DORIC COLUMN TOPPED BY A FLAMING COPPER URN, IS 6IM/202FT IN HEIGHT, BEING EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE WESTWARD FROM THE SITE OF THE BAKERY IN PUDDING LANE WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT. ITS CENTRAL SHAFT ORIGINALLY HOUSED LENSES FOR A ZENITH TELESCOPE, AND ITS BALCONY, REACHED BY AN INTERNAL SPIRAL STAIRCASE OF 311 STEPS, AFFORDS PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE CITY, THE ALLEGORICAL SCULPTURE ON THE PEDESTAL ABOVE WAS EXECUTED BY CAIUS GABRIEL CIBBER AND SHOWS CHARLES II COMING TO ASSIST THE SLUMPED FIGURE OF THE CITY OF LONDON. THE MONUMENT IS GRADE I LISTED AND A SCHEDULED MONUMENT. ST MAGNUS THE MARTYR STREET WHICH LED TO THE MEDIEVAL LONDON BRIDGE. FISH STREET HILL, TO THE SOUTH, LEADS TO ST MAGNUS THE MARTYR, A WREN CHURCH, ALONGSIDE WHICH IS THE ANCIENT WWW.THEMONUMENT.ORG.UK

Top view from the Monument. You can see the Tower of London on the left and Tower Bridge to the right.

My stupid out-of-shape-ass and blistered feet just hiked up the 302 stairs to the Monument of the Great Fire of London before dinner.

Holy fuck.

But what a view. #LondonBaby2025 #GreatFireMonument