10-08-2022, 02:43 AM
The Great Fire of 1666 devastated the capital and forced it into a rebirth: 350 years on, it is being remembered in another blaze on the River Thames, by the man who has made a career out of setting things on fire
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His London 1666 structure - a 120-metre long, scaled wooden replica of the capitalââ¬â¢s 17th century skyline - will be planted on the River Thames and set alight on the evening of Sunday, September 4. The flaming spectacle will be live-streamed, presented by Lauren Laverne, and marks the end of the official London's Burning festival of exhibitions, talks and art, co-ordinated by art collective Artichoke and the City of London.Â
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http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projec...rning-art/
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His London 1666 structure - a 120-metre long, scaled wooden replica of the capitalââ¬â¢s 17th century skyline - will be planted on the River Thames and set alight on the evening of Sunday, September 4. The flaming spectacle will be live-streamed, presented by Lauren Laverne, and marks the end of the official London's Burning festival of exhibitions, talks and art, co-ordinated by art collective Artichoke and the City of London.Â
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http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projec...rning-art/
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https://youtu.be/o47qgPvXAyU
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