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"That tall stone column with the golden flaming ball on top is the Monument, built to remember the Great Fire of London in sixteen sixty-six, the fire that burned most of the city to the ground. It's a memorial. It was also built as a scientific instrument the size of a skyscraper — and it has been quietly broken for three hundred years. Start with its position, because it's not random."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Monument
This is just one of 9 stops on the How London Was Built tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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