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A giant elephant and girl puppet walking down the London Mall. Huge crowds of people are seen around them.
The Sultan's Elephant, Royal de Luxe, 2006. Produced by Artichoke in London. Photo by Sophie Laslett
A sheep sculpture, made with natural materials, seen on a floating platform in a river.
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