Audio guide BRITISH MUSEUM Tourist Guide

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INTRODUCTION

The core of the British Museum was formed in the mid-1700s when the British government purchased physicist and scientist Hans Sloane's collection of natural finds and coins for £ 20,000, partly...

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COLLECTIONS BUILDING

After going through the main entrance on Russell Street, you're now in the central courtyard of the British Museum. Admission is free, just like at the National Gallery: you can choose to come here on...

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ROSETTA STONE

Now I'd like to tell you about one of the most famous archaeological finds in the world, which is renowned because it made it possible to finally decipher hieroglyphics: the famous Rosetta Stone. It...

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PARTHENON MARBLE INTRODUCTION

The rectangular hall you now stand in was specifically designed to display the museum's most important and controversial group of classical statues: the "Elgin Marbles", which are the...

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PARTHENON MARBLE PEDIMENTS

The display of the Eastern pediment culminates with the depiction of the "Birth of Athena from the head of Zeus". This grandiose sculptural group lets you appreciate all of Phidias' mastery...

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PARTHENON MARBLE HIGH RELIEFS

Now let me tell you about the Parthenon's exterior decorations, beginning with the so-called "metopes", which are the Doric-style high reliefs of the frieze that ran just below the facade's...

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TEMPLE OF NEREID

The Greek and Roman Antiquities collection occupies 13 rooms in the western wing of the British Museum's ground floor. Now that you've admired the Parthenon Marbles, let me tell you about another...

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MOAI STATUE

Now let me tell you about a gem in the British Museum that you can't miss: the statue of Hoa Hakananai'a from the village of 'Orongo on Easter Island. This is one of the sculptural masterpieces of the...

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London BRITISH MUSEUM

INTRODUCTION

COLLECTIONS BUILDING

ROSETTA STONE

PARTHENON MARBLE INTRODUCTION

PARTHENON MARBLE PEDIMENTS

PARTHENON MARBLE HIGH RELIEFS

TEMPLE OF NEREID

MOAI STATUE