Dragons -- Great Fire Monument, City of London, UK
N 51° 30.609 W 000° 05.155
30U E 702209 N 5710584
Fierce dragons with the cross of St George on their wings snarl atop the corners of the base of the column of the Great Fire Monument in London
Waymark Code: WMT30E
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/16/2016
Views: 5
Four toothy dragons write and snarl around the corners of Sir Christopher Wren's elegant and meaningful Great Fire Memorial along Lower Thames Street in London.
The dragons wings are decorated with the cross of St George, who according to legend made the sign of the Cross, then slew a dragon.
Time Period: Middle Ages
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1200s
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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