After Germany, I spend a few bonus days in London.
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| Houses of Parliament
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| Rennovated Big Ben
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| Houses of Parliament
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| View from Hungerford Bridge
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| Downing Street
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| Trafalgar Square
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| Trafalgar Square: Some of Neptune's Subjects
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National Gallery: Goya's Wellington
(Or, perhaps, Goya's Wellington as a Mortal)
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| Goya: Don Andres del Peral
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| The British Museum
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| A scrum around the Rosetta Stone
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| The Egyptian Room is very popular!
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| The Rosetta Stone. At a quieter moment.
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| House Frontal Pole, ~850, British Columbia
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| Parthenon Marble
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| Parthenon Marble
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Lamassu Pair #1. Lion & Bull. Nimrud, ~860 BC
Their brothers are in the Metropolitan Museum
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| Lamassu #1L. Winged Lion
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| Lamassu #1R. Winged Lion
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| Lamassu Pair #2. Winged Lions. Nimrud, ~860 BC
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| Lamassu #2L. Winged Lion
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| Lamassu #2R. Winged Lion
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| Lamassu Pair #3. Winged bulls. Khorsabad, ~705 BC
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| Lamassu #3L. Winged Bull
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| Lamassu #3R. Winged Bull
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Assyrian Colossal Guardian Lion
Frrom Temple of Ishtar, Goddess of War, ~860 BC
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The best surviving pieces from the Mausoleum of Maussollos, one of the Seven Wonders.
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Colossal Horse Head, ~350 BC
With original bronze bridle
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| Maussollos himself (perhaps) ~350 BC
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| Military Frieze
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| Military Frieze
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Germany
