British Museum
The British Museum was definitely one of my favorite places by far. The large stone building has a square garden and courtyard out front, which is actually the largest enclosed courtyard in Europe.
I had to spend an entire day in the museum to see everything. There are many artifacts from all different continents and time periods. Some of the rooms include Europe, China, Japan, Africa, and more. My favorite exhibition was in the Egyptian rooms. This section had to be split up between two floors because of its large size. The bottom floor was incredible and showed stone figures and statues from Egypt.
The top floor was shocking though. It was filled with sarcophaguses, mummies, and actual bodies they had found. This one body was displayed as it would have been found in the desert and another had been unwrapped from its cloth. One wall was completely lined with sarcophaguses that were opened and closed this way you could see the inside of one. Also they had animals in their sarcophaguses like baboons, falcons, and cats.
One of the most popular exhibits besides the sarcophaguses is the Rosetta Stone which is an ancient Egyptian Artifact - according to wikipedia, it greatly advanced our understanding of hieroglyphic writing. The Rosetta Stone is one passage that is translated into three languages, two are Egyptian (hieroglyphic and Demotic) and the other is classic Greek. Groups of people were always surronding the stone, trying to take pictures of it and get as close to the glass as possible.
The British Museum is an eye-opening experience with a unique range of historical artifacts. I could really see how we have evolved culturally, but it was really stunning to learn how sophisticated many civilizations were without modern technology. If you are planning on visiting make sure you give it an entire day to see everything.
Today was one of my favorite days I am so glad I got visit and spend my day there.
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