Today - JP and I hiked up The Monument to the London Fire. It is 200 feet tall and has a spiral stairway to the top.
The fire occurred in 1666 - this monument was built by Christopher Wren - finished in 1677.
The column is a hollow stone structure. The steps get narrower as you go up. In the USA you would have to close it down because it is not wheel chair accessible.
The fire took out 13000 houses and 436 acres of downtown.
What a difference a flash makes. I took the above picture of my friend JP with a flash. Below I shot the photo with available light - no flash. Both are good - one shows foreground details - the other shows background details - like the steps going down.
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