Trip to The British Museum

The musuem's official web site (I think) can be seen here.
 
 

What used to be an open courtyard at the museum has been covered over in a translucent roof. It had a nice pattern to its structure, so I snapped a picture:

The layout of the museum is that the exhibits are in a rectangular donut pattern around the courtyard, and in the center of the courtyard is the library:

Here is the roof of the library:

and the library proper:

Henry Higgins would be jealous....


The Rosetta Stone:

Note how the upper left is not black, but rather lighter... This is the true color of the stone. The black is not basalt, but apparently ink that was put on when the stone was discovered as copies were made. The museum has cleaned off the upper portion.

and the full stone:



Some recreated doors:


and finally a part of the Greek exhibit. I don't think that any of the Elgin Marbles are in this picture, but then again I may be wrong:

 
 
 
 
 

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