London suffered a terrible fire in 1666. To celebrate the city's rebuilding, Sir Christopher Wren designed a towering monument with 311 steps in it, leading to the viewing platform. Completed in 1677, it is 202 feet high, the exact distance from it and the bakery on Pudding Lane, where the fire began.
Here are all 311 steps, looking down. I have the little piece of paper to celebrate. Lovely views, but lots of wire to obstruct. If you look closely into the spiral, you can see a little hand on the left side; she is busy climbing the stairs, well ahead of her gasping parents.
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10/1/2020: Finished year 7 (!), with continuing gratitude towards this amazing community. Based in St. Louis, MO. Regular worker-bee and self-taught photography dilettante....
Wonderful shot Rosie, great perspective and pov which shows the spiral off very well. As for climbing all those stairs, that's definitely worth a gold star AND an elephant stamp. Fav.
Wow Rosie this is fabulous! Many years ago they moved our office out of the,City across the River to the South Bank and the building was next to the Monument. One lunch time we decided to climb up to see the view ( never thought about taking a camera) and do we dud the climb to the top. I remember stepping out at the top gasping for breath and my knees went weak! I am not very good with heights and I could not stay out at the top! So I climbed these stairs but never noticed this fabulous spiral! How I have changed since 365! Huge Fav! I know what effort it took to get to the top! Lol!
@pamknowler Now that I have been there, I can completely identify where you were... and where you went. Very fun! We were on South Bank this evening, riding the Eye and sightseeing. :)
Ditto re instant fav! As soon as I saw the thumbnail on PP (for which, congrats!) I wanted to learn more about your fascinating shot. So, thanks, on so many counts. Simply loved the lines, light and incredible detail at the bottom.
