British Museum
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[edit] The building
[edit] Exterior
 The main entrance to the British Museum |
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[edit] Floorplan
 The ground floor in 1904 |
[edit] Reading Room
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 Oculus |
[edit] Great Court
 Great Court with roof by Foster and Partners |
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 Great Court, 2005, with Tree of Life made from decommissioned weapons |
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[edit] Collections
 Egyptian Hall (same image under different name here) |
 Bust of Ramses II |
.jpg) Statue of Sekhmet, Egyptian Goddess |
 Grave-pit Naqada II |
 Room containing the Elgin Marbles |
 Elgin Marbles - group of figures from the East Pediment of the Parthenon |
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 The Mold cape |
 Portal guardian from Nimrud |
 Statue of Marcus Aurelius |
 Moai from Easter Island |
[edit] See also
- Elgin Marbles
- Portland Vase
- Warren Cup
- Rosetta Stone
- Lewis chessmen
- The Stein collection
- The Clock Room
- Works by Albrecht Dürer
- Mummies
- Benin Bronzes
- Artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial
