The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Gr
View of the Monument, designed by Robert Hooke
Viewing platform at the top of the Monument
Views published in The Graphic, 1891.
The Monument at night
Bank and Monument stations
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Bank and Monument are two interlinked stations in the City of London that form a public transport complex served by five lines of the London Underground as well as the Docklands Light Railway.
Monument to the Great Fire of London
…powerlessly at the bottom of the scene, while Plenty and Peace watch benevolently from above. It gives its name to the nearby London Underground station, Monument. The first Rebuilding Act, passed in 1669, stipulated that "the better to preserve the memory of this dreadful visitation", a column of either brass…
Entrance at the Bank of England, by Bank Junction
Moving walkway connecting the Waterloo & City line platforms with the station concourse
The entrance to the former C&SLR station, now a branch of Starbucks, with the church of St Mary Woolnoth behind
Wall tiles at the station show the supporters of City of London coat of arms, combined with the station roundel.