The Monument to the Great Fire of…

The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known as The Monument, a two hundred and two foot- (61.57 meter-) tall stone Roman Doric column in the City of London, England near to the northern end of London Bridge, is located at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, two hundred and two feet (61.57 meters) from where the Great Fire of London started in 1666.

Constructed between 1671 and 1677, it is the tallest isolated stone column in the world.

The monument consists of a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded urn of fire, and has been designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke.

Its height marks the monument's distance to the site of Thomas Farynor, the king's baker's shop in Pudding Lane, where the fire began.

Three sides of the base of the monument carry inscriptions in Latin.

The one on the south side describes actions taken by Charles II following the fire.

The one on the east describes how the monument was started and brought to perfection, and under which mayors.

The one on the north describes how the fire started, how much damage it caused, and how the fire was extinguished.

The west side of the base displays a sculpture, by Caius Gabriel Cibber, in alto and bas relief, of the destruction of the City; with King Charles II, and his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II) surrounded by Liberty, Architecture, and Science, giving directions for its restoration.