Egypt Highlights found in British Museum
Our trip to the Middle East started with a couple days in London. Unbeknownst to us at the time, it will be the perfect pre-cursor to our trip to Egypt.
The world's treasures are found at the British Museum. As they at one time ruled the world, they brought back many gems which are currently housed in London.
The Rosetta Stone, the beard of the Sphinx in Giza, and many granite heads cut off of statues and shipped back to the mother-land were all to be found in the collection. The Cairo museum houses a replica of the Rosetta Stone and many headless statues...good thing we saw the originals before heading to Egypt.
Not only Egyptian treasures but Greek treasures are to be found too. Most of the Panthenon - short the actual standing columns - can also be found in London!
As good as the Egyptians and Greeks at creating these wonders, they were far behind the Brits when it came to security issues!
The best part of the museum is that its admission: FREE! The crown jewels are held at the Tower of London and obviously worth much more in value than these archaic treasures can be viewed for almost $30 USD a person.
Comments
Hey Matt and Janae, did you really take all of these photos, yourselves?
They all all just beautiful and look like they came off from a postal card or out of National Geographic! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Antoinette | April 20, 2006 2:24 PM