Great Fire of London, 1666

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Illustration of the Great Fire of London, 1666. The fire, the worst in London's history, began in a bakery in Pudding Lane and lasted for 4 days. Fanned by a strong east wind, the conflagration destroyed some 13,000 houses, 87 churches and the old St Paul's Cathedral. Illustration made by Jan Luyken in 1698.

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Photo credit: © Rijksmuseum/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1666, 1698, 17th, ablaze, burning, century, destruction, disaster, england, english, fire, flames, geographical, geography, great, historical, historische, history, jan, kronyck, london, luyken