Looking at the sky on a Friday
When I walk home from work, I have to cross London Bridge. Just north of London Bridge I pass the Monument, which sits at the bottom of Fish Street Hill. The Monument commemorates the Great Fire of London in 1666. If you lay the Monument down on its side, it will reach the 220 feet to the site of the bakery in Pudding Lane, where the fire is said to have started. I do, however, think there is more chance of you spiking yourself on the “flame” that there is of any burning.
The monument has just been cleaned, re-gilded and restored to its original beauty. I am sure Sir Christopher Wren would be proud to see that one of his many building works still stands. I am sure he would be stunned if he saw the rest of the City of London as it is today. Many of his building works remain and many other beautiful buildings have sprung up around them.
Did you look at the sky today, and if so, what did you see? If you want to learn more about this meme, please pay Tisha’s Crazy Working Mum blog a visit.
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9 comments:
I love being able to visit the world through blogs. Interesting facts about the monument's history and measurement.
that's a beautiful perspective! I used to visit London a lot for work and walking across the bridge during rush hour was so exciting to me :)
The shot is amazing. The monument is beautiful against the lovely blue skies. I also loved about the monument while looking at this awesome photo.
Thanks for playing along.
-Tisha
Neat photo, and I love the little bit of history you shared with it.
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Gallery Juana - me too and thanks for visiting. :)
Dianne - I find it exciting still, even though I do it every day!
Tisha - I love this meme, as I take so many photos of the sky and this is a great way of sharing them. :)
Tricia - thank you. :)
I think Sir Christopher Wren would be indeed proud. I wonder if the sky was as blue in his time. The monument is stunning with that sky for a backdrop.
Thank you for visiting and for your nice comments. :)
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