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British Museum: Egyptian Mummies in the British Museum
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  • By easyoar on February 19, 2005
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  • Egyptian Mummies in the British Museum - London
    Egyptian Mummies in the
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    If you haven't had the chance to go to Egypt and see some of the Egyptian Mummies there, then the British museum is a great place to see some. Quite a few are very impressive, and there are even mummies of animal such as cats and bulls! These animals were preserved as they were believed to have sacred properties.

    Of course they don't quite rival things like the treasures of King Tutankhamen, and there is nothing with that huge amount of gold to rival his death mask (they can be seen in the Cairo Museum), but they are very impressive nevertheless. Most of the stuff predates Christ (i.e. it is BC, NOT AD).

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    British Museum: Be Enlightened
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  • By CoAir13 on May 5, 2004
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    Ancient civilizations, the History of Art, religion and ritual, languages and translation, are just a few of the things you can learn about in the VERY LARGE museum. We only spent two hours here and we concentrated on Ancient Egypt, Greek Art, and a short visit through The King's Library. This is a large room that was once a library and now contains an exhibit about the 18th century intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment. During this time, people all over Europe were beginning to question "old" knowledge taken from classical authors and the Bible. Reason and first-hand observation were becoming the basis for "new" knowledge. This room is a walk through encyclopedia.....the result of collecting and classifying new information.

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    British Museum: Uk's Largest Museum
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  • By sue_stone on March 30, 2004
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    The British Museum is the largest museum in the UK and one of the oldest museums in the world.

    I read that it is the most visited attraction in London!

    It is free to get in, so if the crowds get too much, or your feet get sore, then you can always visit again and again.

    The egyptian section - with mummies on display is really interesting.

    There is a nice cafe too if you need a caffeine injection.

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    British Museum: the british museum
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  • Updated By doug48 on July 23, 2006
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    the british museum is one of the best museums in the world. to take in all the collections it would probably take several days. the first exibit you will see when you enter the museum is the famous rosetta stone. the high lights of the british museum are the greek, roman, near east, and egyptian collections. some must see exibits are the elgin marbles, the lindow man, and the sutton hoo treasure. open 10:00am to 5:30pm daily. admission is free.

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    British Museum: British Museum
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  • Updated By Gypsystravels on August 26, 2005
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  • My two loves in front of the British Museum - London
    My two loves in front of the
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    Established in 1753, the British Museum is the oldest museum in the World.

    The museum was built to house the collections of the physician Sir Hans Sloane. One of its most famous and important pieces is found in the main entrance hall, The Rosetta stone.

    The British museum is free to the public, making it a perfect place to visit again and again.

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    British Museum: Greek Marbles in the British Museum
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  • By easyoar on February 19, 2005
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  • The Nereid Monument in the British Museum - London
    The Nereid Monument in the
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    The British Museum is particularly well known in Greece. This is because the British Museum contains quite a lot of marble pieces from Greece, and in particular the Elgin Marbles (named after Lord Elgin who "collected" them). The Greeks want these back, but this would cause a bit of a dilemma to the British Museum. Should the repatriate them to Greece, the whole museum would probably empty as every foreign piece (which is most of the museum) was reclaimed.

    Anyhow the Elgin Marbles are displayed as part of a large display, but to be quite honest, my favourite piece was in the room next door, and is called the Nereid Monument. This can be seen in my picture below.

    The Nereid Monument is a tomb and it was built around 380 BC by the Greeks, for a king of the Lycia region (this is in south-west Anatolia - which is in present day Turkey). The monument itself looks like a Greek temple and stands on a large podium. Both the podium and the monument are very well decorated with sculpture. The monument has some impressive mable freizes on it.

    Inbetween the columns are several statues of women, (they are referred to as Nereids) - hence the monuments name. The Nereid Monument has been in the British Museum since the middle of the 19th century.

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    British Museum: British Museum - astonishing rich expositions
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  • Updated By MedioLatino on November 15, 2004
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    The British Museum is a must see for all London visitors, even if you stay for a shorter period, you won't be able to see it all. But still, you can get a good impression! :)

    First just walk around, see the cupola and the library of course.

    Just walk in to the left and to the right hand side of the cental part of the building (library) and be amazed! :)

    The entrance is free, even though there might be some fee for special expositions.

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    British Museum: British Museum
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  • Updated By fishandchips on February 9, 2006
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    Queing in the Rain
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    This is a very well laid out museum with a fantastic ancient civilisation section - a lot smaller than the Louvre (though it's still got 4km of galleries) but with a few key items (if that's your thing!!). The Rosetta Stone is here (bridged the gap of decyphering hyrogliphs as the same notice from the Rosetta hotel was in modern Greek, Ancient Greek & Hyrogliphics), Elgin Marbles and a very large Ramses 2 statue. The Roman & old England section is well done and the library is particularly impressive. The shop here is great with my nieces & nephews all having Sarcophagus pencil cases (they are the envy of their friends at school). Entry is free (donation can be made) and this is a 'have to do' place in London.

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    British Museum: The Rosetta Stone at the British Museum
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  • Updated By cruisingbug on February 14, 2005
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    Due to the British fondness for carrying home treasures from their vast empire, the British Museum is full of world-renowned artifacts. Among them is the Rosetta Stone, which upon its discovery, allowed archeologists to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. The famous Elgin Marbles are also located here.
    Entrance to the Museum is free, although you may drop a donation into the collection box.

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    British Museum: The British Museum
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  • By roamer61 on September 24, 2003
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  • British Museum - London
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    One of the premier museums of the world, the British Museum is essentially a home for many archeaological masterworks of ancient civilizations from around the world. Some are famous such as the Rosetta Stone from Egypt and the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. There are also Egyptian antiquities and reliefs from the Palace of Assurnasipal at Ninevah in what is now Iraq. The museum is a must for anyone interested in either history or archeaology.

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