Global Traveler: The Monument: The Great fire 1666

I have been to London couple times, however this is my first time saw this memorial thing here, and suddenly it attracted me, so I moved forward and checked what's going there: The monument to the Great Fire of London 1666.

According to so many literature review. The whole story is happened in began in the early morning hours of September 2, 1666 in the Pudding Lane house of Thomas Farynor, a baker to the king. Of course in London.

'The fire spread rapidly through the city of wood and thatch under the impetus of a strong east wind. By eight o'clock that morning, the fire had spread halfway across London Bridge. The fire brigades had no success in containing the fire with buckets of water. Elsewhere, the conflagration raged uncontrollably. The flames pushed north on Monday into the heart of the City, and on Tuesday, spread over most of the City destroying St. Paul's Cathedral and jumping the River Fleet to threaten Whitehall; flames destroyed Gracechurch Street, Lombard Street, and the Royal Exchange, and halted near Temple Church before it suddenly flared to life again, continuing towards Westminster. Eventually the strong east winds died down, turned south and blew the fire onto itself and into the river. ' according to one website, which I lost it.

Finally, dramatically, the strong east winds died down, turned south and blew the fire onto itself and into the river. After that over 13,000 houses, 89 churches, and 52 Guild Halls were destroyed and 1/6 Londoners were left homeless.

Overall, at that moment, it is such as a horrible and pathetic thing, and it just happened. I think people all agree with that, otherwise why they build this memorial stuff in order to let people to remember that day forever.