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Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain's capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
The Great Fire began at a baker's shop in Pudding Lane in the early hours of Sept. 2, 1666, and spread rapidly through the wooden structures of the old city.
[...] The old, medieval St Paul's Cathedral was completely destroyed by the fire, and then rebuilt in its present form following the designs of architect Christopher Wren.
The wooden replica was designed by American artist David Best and built by unemployed young Londoners over several months.
Source: Reuters
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Wooden Sculpture of London Burns to Mark 350th Great Fire Anniversary
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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @11:06PM
this is the same David Best who designed many of the temples at Burning Man - he has a record of designing and overseeing construction of excellent art which is to be returned to ashes, not archived.