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I've lived here 26 years and I'm still unsure why this is the British museum as it has nothing from Brtain in it!
Actually it is basically a collection of artifacts that British archealogists and treasure hunters have found over the years from all over the world. The two most viewed attractions here are the Rosetta Stone used to decipher the Ancient hieroglyphs, and the Elgin Marbles that we stole from Greece.
The achitecture, just like every museum in london is beautiful and there's always a lot of people because like all other galleries and museums in london it is free entry. Leave a Comment
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 false door, 2400 BC! by Kate-Me
Being fascinated by Egypt though, we naturally headed straight for the huge Egyptian section. Seeing the Rosetta Stone was a huge highlight of this area.
Here is a photo I took of a limestone false door, dating back to 2400 BC! I was just totally awestruck, standing in front of it, seeing the still visible hyroglyphs etched into it. Leave a Comment
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One of my goals was to visit the British Museum. We didn't go when I was in England in 1950, but I'd heard a lot about it. I particularly wanted to see the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles. (As a youngster, I used to envision regular marbles when I heard the name Elgin Marbles.)
I went to the website of the museum, because I knew that I, at least, wouldn't last for the whole thing, so I wanted to pick one section to look at in depth. I didn't think that I needed to look at stuff that I could see at the Smithsonian at home, so it should be something unique to the British Museum. What I picked was Roman Britian.
After we saw the Roman Britain section, we went down to the lobby (we had entered from the back), and Bob sat down while I reconoitered. I was thinking I'd go to the bathroom and that we could get something to eat.
But it was Saturday and the museum was quite crowded. So I never did either of those things. I came back and got Bob and we went to see the Rosetta Stone, and I tried to explain why it was important. Then we went and sat in the room where the Elgin Marbles were displayed for a bit.
After that we left by the front door, and discovered that there was a Roman festival in the forecourt. Leave a Comment
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One of the finest collections of human cultural history can be found in the British Museum. A beautiful building full of some of the World's greatest treasures, including the Rosetta Stone & substantial collections from Egypt, Assyria, Mesopotamia...
In 2000 The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court was opened by Her Majesty. Magnificent architecture by Lord Foster which makes stunning use of natural light and if you are not familiar with Lord Foster's work : http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Practice/Default.aspx
Throughout the year The British Museum has visiting, or temporary exhibtions. These are usually advertised, on their website, in advance and whilst entrance into The British Museum is free (and has been since 1753), charges are made for these exhibitons. There are ample shops which are quite pricey but if you are getting in for free.... There are donation points scattered about the museum.
Cameras and flash photography are allowed in the museum.
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All I can say is "aay Caramba"
Oh my, what a fantastic display of history and all of this for free, no cost to get in, although not the case from special events but then again if you want to attend those that's your decsion. Dennis and I checked out so much goods and paid nothing, it was fantastic!! You have to see the British Museum, all necessary information is better viewed on the website that's listed below just cause they update everything all the time. Collections from all around the world includes fantastic history from the Middle East, what you see at the museum may even be bigger than collections existing in the countries that these valuables came from!! Fantastic, I'd Say so!
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 What are these doing in
the British Museum??? by easyoar
As it turns out, they were there as part of a display showing the stages of life, and as I remember these appeared somewhere around the late teenage years onwards ;-)
The display itself was pretty large and had lots of little jokey things in it. It was in the same room that the Easter Island stone head was in. Leave a Comment
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The British Airways London Eye is one of the most visually dramatic additions to London's skyline and is the perfect location to entertain during your holiday in London. You can enjoy this unique and inspiring experience during daylight or rise above the lights of the capital for a magical night flight. Sweeping the skyline at 135 metres, this is the largest observation wheel in the world and the views are spectacular. Leave a Comment
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 Covered courtyard of the
British Museum by dracko
The museum itself is a huge multi-storied building, with exhibit halls surrounding the internal covered "courtyard", at the center of which stands an enormous circular reading room, essentially a large library. Leave a Comment
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 British Museum reading room by drackoLeave a Comment
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 My two loves in front of the
British Museum by Gypsystravels, 4 more photos
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. Leave a Comment
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