World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube London Travel Guide http://bit.ly/16S8LQh Shepherd Entertainment gives you the history of London's museums such as Madam Tussauds and the British Museum. Visit London's Museums in the United Kingdom Madam Tussaud was museum is another typically London site. The French woman lived in the quarter of Louise XVI and prepared was figures of all the famous people beheaded in the French revolution. The figures were first exhibited in London in 1835; the collection is constantly expanding with life size wax statues and politicians, artists and celebrities who often donate their own clothes for their lifeless dabbles to dawn. In spite of its name the British museum established in 1753 exhibits much more than merely British objects. This was the world's first truly public national museum. Amazingly enough there's still no admission charge. The museum was originally opened to imagine of new aristocrat which quickly probe too small. Built in 1823 the Tympanic Columns Palace is under constant expansion. For the new millennium the court guard was marbled on top to the glass ceiling. In the center of the court under the dome is a circular library. Alongside the classics one can also find such popular works as the first edition of Scarlet Pimpernel, the stories of Beatrix Potter or the manuscripts of Conan Doyle. Among the numerous exceptional treasures on exhibit of the British museum perhaps the ancient Egyptian collection is the most valuable. From the mummified sacred cat the beauty of the great sphinx of Giza to the Tabrizian granite statue of Remises II there's wealth of objects to see. The most famous is the rosette stone which dates back to 196 BC and was founded in Nile Valley in 1799. The text of a degree was inscribed done it in hieroglyphic symbols demotic writing and Ingrid translation. By comparing these three variations of the encryption the French archeologist Champollion was finally able to decide for the secret of the h Hieroglyphics. Understanding the writing on the Rosette stone is considered a milestone in the Egyptology There's also a significant ancient Greek collection with for example El Cajon from the Parthenon. The shallon golden laid ram in the bush is from the ancient Sumerian City of Ur. The Portland vase is from an ancient Roman grave dating back to the first century. The Amitābha Buddha comes from China. Also worth mentioning is the Aztec mosaic mass depicting gates of Goatel and Milden Hall treasure which is perhaps the most valuable of any of the ancient artifacts found in England. Tags: Visit London's Museums in the United Kingdom,London travel attractions,London travel information,London travel tips,Londons Museums,shepherd entertainment,the british museum,united kingdom travel tips,world travel,london travel guide,London's Museums in the United Kingdom,madam tussauds,shepherdfilm

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