UK - London - British Museum Entrance 02_DSC5467

When I was on London last month I couldn't resist popping into the British Museum again, mostly to photograph the Great Court with the sun out. This shot was taken of the main facade as I entered the building.

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From Wikipedia : "The Greek Revival façade facing Great Russell Street is a characteristic building of Sir Robert Smirke, with 44 columns in the Ionic order 45 ft (14 m) high, closely based on those of the temple of Athena Polias at Priene in Asia Minor. The pediment over the main entrance is decorated by sculptures by Sir Richard Westmacott depicting The Progress of Civilisation, consisting of fifteen allegorical figures, installed in 1852.

The construction commenced around the courtyard with the East Wing (The King's Library) in 1823–1828, followed by the North Wing in 1833–1838, which originally housed among other galleries a reading room, now the Wellcome Gallery. Work was also progressing on the northern half of the West Wing (The Egyptian Sculpture Gallery) 1826–1831, with Montagu House demolished in 1842 to make room for the final part of the West Wing, completed in 1846, and the South Wing with its great colonnade, initiated in 1843 and completed in 1847, when the Front Hall and Great Staircase were opened to the public. The museum is faced with Portland stone, but the perimeter walls and other parts of the building were built using Haytor granite from Dartmoor in South Devon, transported via the unique Haytor Granite Tramway."

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Taken on: March 29, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 11mm (=16mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
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ISO:	200
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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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