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A giant elephant and girl puppet walking down the London Mall. Huge crowds of people are seen around them.
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A giant mechanical spider walks through the crowded streets of Liverpool. Water shoots out of a fountain ahead.
A wooden temple is engulfed in flames in the distance. Crowds watch from afar.

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London 1666 participants and artist David Best holding up wooden numbers which say
London 1666, David Best, London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Matthew Andrews