An illustration of the Great Fire of London. The west side of St Paul's Cathedral is on fire and people are fleeing from the gates of London with their belongings. The stones of St Paul’s flew ...

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, this stone column reaches a height of 202 feet, exactly 202 feet from the ...

Of the many major fires during the Edo Period (1603-1867) in the old capital of Edo, perhaps the best known is the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, popularly referred to as the “Furisode Fire.” ...