The British Museum

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: April 25, 2004| Author: Kathryn Clayton Deseret Morning News | Copyright information

LONDON -- There is perhaps no shorter way to traverse the anals of history than by taking a walk through The British Museum. The Greek Revival building that fronts Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district houses a who's who of artifacts from around the world -- from the Rosetta Stone, which was key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, to sculptures from the Parthenon.

It's a massive time capsule of sorts, where one treasure-filled room opens into another, which leads t...

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