London, The Great Fire Of London Monument c.1890
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At the foot of King William Street is Wren's mighty fluted Doric column of Portland stone, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was one of the tourist attractions of the City to climb to the top, and in 1842 rails were added to the lofty gallery to prevent suicides. In 'Martin Chuzzlewit' the keeper considered it 'quite worth twice the money not to make the ascent'.
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