Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)

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Doric column memorial monument tourist attraction

The Monument to the Great Fire of London is a 17th-century Doric column in the City of London commemorating the devastating 1666 fire, co-designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke as both a memorial and a scientific instrument.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Monument to the Great Fire of London	3
Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Christopher Wren)	1
The Monument to the Great Fire of London	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Doric column ⓘ memorial ⓘ monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Christopher Wren ⓘ surface form: Sir Christopher Wren
architecturalStyle	Doric ⓘ
category	Buildings by Christopher Wren ⓘ Columns and towers in London ⓘ Monuments and memorials in London ⓘ
coDesigner	Robert Hooke ⓘ
commemorates	Great Fire of London ⓘ
completionDate	1677 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1671 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedToEvent	Great Fire of London ⓘ surface form: Great Fire of London of 1666
designedBy	Robert Hooke ⓘ Christopher Wren ⓘ surface form: Sir Christopher Wren
distanceFromEventOrigin	202 feet from the site of the bakery in Pudding Lane ⓘ
hasInscription	Latin inscription describing the Great Fire of London ⓘ Latin inscription describing the rebuilding of the City of London ⓘ
hasPart	fluted Doric column ⓘ gilded urn of fire ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ stone pedestal ⓘ
hasView	City of London ⓘ surface form: City of London skyline Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames
height	202 feet ⓘ 61.57 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ
inception	1671 ⓘ
locatedIn	City of London ⓘ England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London United Kingdom ⓘ
material	Portland stone ⓘ
near	London Bridge ⓘ Monument Underground station ⓘ Pudding Lane ⓘ
numberOfSteps	311 ⓘ
operator	Corporation of London ⓘ surface form: City of London Corporation
ownedBy	Corporation of London ⓘ surface form: City of London Corporation
purpose	commemoration of the Great Fire of London ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ
usedFor	astronomical observations ⓘ gravity experiments ⓘ pendulum experiments ⓘ studies of earth’s motion ⓘ

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Christopher Wren → designed → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

Robert Hooke → designed → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Christopher Wren)

London Bridge → isNear → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

Great Fire of London → memorial → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Monument to the Great Fire of London

Eastcheap, London → near → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

Cannon Street → nearbyLandmark → Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London