I honestly don't understand why The Monument to the Great Fire of
London, built in the 1670s is not as popular as it should be. Having
lived in UK for over a year and having been to London a lot, I have
never heard of The Monument or that of being able to climb the 311
steps, for which you get a certificate by the way, and look at the city
from high up. I don't remember what blog or website I was looking at
when I came across this but boy am I glad I did. It not only gave me a
great photo-opportunity, but the top of the monument lets you detach
yourself from the crowd and quite literally look down at them (not that I enjoy doing that). There was
a little fog thing going when I went there and that just added to the
mystique.
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| The Gherkin at the right-hand top corner. |
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| The Shard, under construction. |
You
can see a lot of the popular London architecture including the Gherkin,
the Tower Bridge with, pardon me, the Testicle next to it, the Shard
under construction and the building with the three holes on top, which I
now find is called the Razor, and the London Eye in the Horizon.
You
will have to climb the spiral staircase to get to the viewing cage at
the top of the column. The spiral looks great in pictures both from the
bottom and the top of the stairs. Along the stairs, there are viewing
windows that can be opened. It's a great activity and a must-see. Takes
about an hour of your time at the most and is something you will
remember.
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