The British Museum, London. In 1754 the British Museum aquired Montigue House in Bloomsbury, remains on this site today. Designed by Sir Robert Smirke 1823. The New Wing opened in 1980. Museum-History-Exhibitions-Tourist site. BEB174 Main Facade.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; art;
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The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum;
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The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky;
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The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky;
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The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky; art;
Description
The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky; lamp; street lamp; Victorian street lamp; street lamp at British Museum;
Description
The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky; lamp; street lamp; Victorian street lamp; street lamp at British Museum;
Description
The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
British Museum; London museums; place of interest; educational visit; Sir Robert Smirke; architecture; sculptures; carvings; Greek revival style; British Museum south entrance; pediment; Sir Richard Westmacott; sightseeing; progress of civilization sculpture; England; U.K.; London history; museum; museums; columns; colonnades; British Museum entrance; British flag; 'Union Jack'; 'Union Jack' on British Museum; low angle view British Museum; text space; copy space; blue sky; lamp; street lamp; Victorian street lamp; street lamp at British Museum; art;
Description
The pediment above the British Museum south entrance was designed by Sir Richard Westmacott. It follows the theme of the Progress of Civilization. Pediments were triangle-shaped and sat on top of buildings such as temples. They were decorated with sculptures and reliefs which reflected the purpose of the building.
Sir John Soanes house museum Architecture architect drawings paintings preserved neo classical antiquities 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields London Holborn UK visitors tourists students BEB165
Sir John Soanes house museum Architecture architect drawings paintings preserved neo classical antiquities 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields London Holborn UK visitors tourists students BEB165
Europe; European; Central London; Great Britain; United Kingdom; tourist attraction; Britain; British; England; English; Lincoln's Inn Fields; GB; London; UK; collection; Sir John Soane's; Sir John Soane; museum; streetscape
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Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
river Spree cruise pleasure boat Bode Museum Berlin Germany German 20th century architecture neo-classical neo classical Ernst von Ihne building buildings German arch Europe European bridge
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The Bode Museum is one of the group of museums on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany; it is a historically preserved building. The museum was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. Originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum after Emperor Frederick III, the museum was renamed in honour of its first curator, Wilhelm von Bode, in 1956. Closed for repairs since 1997, the museum was reopened on October 18, 2006. It is now the home for a collection of sculptures, Byzantine art, and coins and medals.