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great fire of london

London’s burning AGAIN: 400ft long wooden model of the city goes up in flames on the Thames to commemorate 350 years since the Great Fire

 

More than 13,000 houses and 87 churches were destroyed in the Great Fire of London of September 1666

Tonight an intricate 400ft long replica of the 17th century city was set on fire on a barge in the Thames

Flames leapt several feet into the are as the fire consumed wooden buildings - as it did 350 years ago

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Uploaded on September 4, 2016
Taken on September 4, 2016