Complete the text with the words from the box.

reach, built, taken, describes, designed,
brought, devoted, known

The Monument to the Great Fire of London, usually_____ as the
Monument, is a stone column in the City of London. It was--------------------to
commemorate1 the Great Fire of London which happened in 1666. The monument shows a high column with a ball with flames on its top. It was
____________ by Sir Christopher Wren. Tourists can ____________ the top by a
staircase of 311 steps. At the end of the 18th century it was the highest in London. Three sides of the base carry information in Latin. The one
on the east _________________ how the monument was built. The words on
the north side describe how the fire started and how much damage it
____________ . The south side describes actions______________ by Charles II
following the fire. The west side of the base displays a sculpture which is
___________ to the City of London after the Great Fire.