British Museum
The British Museum in London is one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. Its collections, which number more than 13 million objects from all continents, illustrate and document the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.Top photos chosen by u all:
Each pane is unique
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The Great Court has a tessellated glass roof by Foster and Partners (Architects) and Buro Happold (Engineers) covering the entire court and surrounds the original circular British Museum Reading Room in the centre, now a museum. It is the largest covered square in Europe. The glass and steel roof is made up of 1,656 pairs of glass windowpanes; each of a unique shape because of the undulating nature of the roof. See where this photo was taken at Yuan.CC Maps.
And Let Thy Feet...
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Taken in the British Museum Great Court, I waited for some time, looking down from the balcony above, until the inscription on the floor had only one person in its vacinity. Increasing the contrast of the image post-scan made the figure block into silhouette and the texture in the granite floor was brought out. Taken with a Canon EOS 50E on Ilford FP4 125, September 2003. This shot won me a in 2004. Ref: 531-30
British Museum
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The recently refurbished central courtyard and reading room at the British Museum, London. Architect Sir Norman Foster has created a wonderful new enclosed courtyard around the circular reading room.
25 siècles nous séparent
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Tête du cheval de Selène (Atelier de Phidias 435 a.c) The Great Court (arch. Norman Foster 2000) British Museum
British Museum Roof
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Amazing British Museum courtyard roof
Nearest places of interest:
| Bedford Square Centre Point Bloomsbury Square Gardens Dudley Court | Russell Square The Royal National Hotel Royal National Hotel Tavistock Square |
