More than 13,000 houses and 87 churches were destroyed when the 1666 blaze ripped through the heart of London for four days, leaving 80 per cent of the walled city in ruins.

A 120-meter long model of the 17th century London skyline is set alight on the River Thames to commemorate the 1666 Great Fire of London in London, Britain, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall ...

Model sculpture of London in 1666 recreated to commemorate the Great Fire of London. Watch it Burn will be broadcast live online, presented by Lauren Lavern, and directed by Tim van Someren who ...

London's Burning: Watch in full as giant 1666 model set ablaze on Great Fire's 350th anniversary The 400ft wooden model went up in flames on the River Thames tonight - and you can watch how it ...

London 1666. Lauren Laverne hosts ... as a 100-metre-long representation of the skyline of 17th-century London floating on the River Thames is set ablaze in a dramatic retelling of September 1666. ...

This week marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London – and to commemorate, the capital is burning a gigantic sculpture of 17th century London on the Thames.

What did London look like before and after the Great Fire of 1666? View the animation to see contemporary etchings of the London skyline, showing the extent of the devastation.