Great Fire of London - London Fire

Japanese: ロンドン大火 - ロンドンたいか

A great fire broke out in the City of London in 1666. It started in a bakery in Pudding Lane on September 2nd, and by the 7th, about four-fifths of the City had been burned down. 13,000 houses were damaged, as were 89 parish churches including St. Paul's Cathedral, and public facilities such as the Guild Hall, but the loss of life was extremely minor. Reflecting the political situation at the time, some people suggested that it was arson by Catholics, but it is more likely that it was an accident. For the reconstruction, architect C. Wren was mobilized to design many parish churches including St. Paul's Cathedral, and wooden buildings were banned, so the basic landscape we see today was established at this time. In 1677, the Great Fire Memorial was built, which is now a tourist attraction.
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Japanese:

1666年，英国ロンドンのシティで起こった大火災。９月２日プディング・レーンのパン屋から出火し，７日までにシティのおよそ５分の４を焼きつくした。被災家屋は１万3000戸，セント・ポール大聖堂をはじめ89の教区教会，ギルド・ホールなどの公共施設も被災したが，人命の損失はきわめて軽微であった。当時の政治情勢を反映してカトリック教徒による放火説が唱えられたが，失火とみるのが妥当である。復興にあたって建築家C.レンが動員されて，セント・ポール大聖堂をはじめ多くの教区教会の設計にあたり，また木造建築が禁止されたため，今日にみる景観の基本はこのときに定まった。また1677年には大火記念塔が建てられ，現在，観光名所となっている。
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