The Monument (Christopher Wren column)

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The Monument (Christopher Wren column) is a 17th-century Doric column in the City of London designed by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great Fire of London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I listed building
commemorative column
monument
tourist attraction
architect Sir Christopher Wren
linked to: Christopher Wren
architecturalStyle Doric order
category Christopher Wren buildings in London
Great Fire of London memorials
Monuments and memorials in London
Tourist attractions in the City of London
coDesigner Robert Hooke
commemorates Great Fire of London
completionDate 1677
constructionEndDate 1677
constructionStartDate 1671
country United Kingdom
dedicatedToEvent Great Fire of London
distanceFromFireOrigin 202 feet from the site of the bakery in Pudding Lane
hasFlameUrn gilded urn of fire at the top
hasInscription Latin inscription describing the Great Fire of London
hasInternalStaircaseType spiral staircase
hasNearestUndergroundStation Monument tube station
hasNumberOfSteps 311
hasObservationDeck yes
hasPublicAccess yes
hasReliefSculpture bas-relief depicting the destruction of the City of London by the Great Fire
hasSculptorOfRelief Caius Gabriel Cibber
hasViewingGalleryProtection metal cage
height 202 feet
61.57 metres
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageDesignationDate 1950
inception 1671
locatedIn City of London
England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
material Portland stone
near London Bridge
Pudding Lane
ownedBy City of London Corporation
streetAddress Fish Street Hill
usedAsScientificInstrument yes
usedFor astronomical observations
gravity experiments
pendulum experiments
wasTallestIsolatedStoneColumnAtCompletion yes
yearOfEventCommemorated 1666

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Fish Street Hill nearbyLandmark The Monument (Christopher Wren column)
The Monument officialName The Monument to the Great Fire of London
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St Clement Eastcheap near Monument to the Great Fire of London
subject linked to: St Clement Eastcheap church
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Charles Robert Cockerell notableWork The Monument to the Great Fire of London (restoration and alterations)
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Monument tube station namedAfter Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument tube station near Monument to the Great Fire of London
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King William Street near Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Leadenhall Market near Monument to the Great Fire of London
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City of London Corporation area contains Monument to the Great Fire of London
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King William Street, London locatedNear The Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Gracechurch Street nearby Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument Street hasNearby Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument Street leadsTo Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument Street namedAfter Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument Street isTouristAccessRouteTo Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument namedAfter Monument to the Great Fire of London
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Monument nearbyLandmark Monument to the Great Fire of London
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London landmarks hasPart Monument to the Great Fire of London
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the City hasLandmark Monument to the Great Fire of London
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King William Street area near Monument to the Great Fire of London
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