British Museum is one of the biggest museum in the world.The British Museum is a museum dedicated to
human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million
works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existencand originates
from all continents,illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. And the main entrance to the museum is
Greek temple style portico.
The Great Court is the largest covered
square in Europe. The roof is a glass and steel construction. And it also the
greatest buildings miracle in the 20th century. At the centre of the
Great Court is the Reading Room vacated by the British Library, its functions
now moved to St Pancras. The Reading Room is open to any member of the public
who wishes to read there.
And there are some different department in
the museum. For instance, department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, department of
Greece and Rome, department of the Middle East, department of Prints and
Drawings ,department of Prehistory and Europe, department of Asia and department
of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.Here are the picture of department of Ancient Egypt.
Statues from the department of Greece and Rome.
When I was there,if I have enough time I really like to just stand in font of the statues and draw them.
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor from the department of Asia.
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