Natural History Museum - Famous Monument In London
The Natural History Museum is home to one of the largest natural history museum collections in the world from microscopic slides to mammoth skeletons. The building itself is impressive with cathedral like structure, frescoes and sculptures and the central hall is home to an astounding Diplodocus skeleton.
The history museum is a victim of its own success and regularly has very long queues of people waiting outside to enter. This makes it near impossible to visit at the weekend and during UK school holidays, unless you are very patient. There is a side entrance which has shorter queues but weekdays are the best time to visit.
History of Museum Originally part of the British Museum, the Museum of Natural History Museum began with a donation to the country of the collection of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753. Sloane, who was a physician, is said to have collected "natural curiosities". When a second collection by botanist Joseph Banks (who traveled with Captain James Cook) was added to Sloane's collection, history museum curators began to see a need for a separate location for these items.
Waterhouse Building Considered one of the best examples of neo-Romanesque architecture in Britain, the Waterhouse Building has become a London landmark. Its high-spired towers soar above much of the skyline and its huge grand facade - inspired by the basalt columns at Fingal's Cave in western Scotland is awe inspiring.The most modern Victorian techniques were used for its constuction resulting in an iron and steel framework. The framework is hidden by beautifully decorated terra cotta facades. This structure is famous for its many terra cotta features, and Waterhouse's use of terra cotta as a building material was groundbreaking in Great Britain.
The collection of dinosaur skeletons is one of the history museum's biggest attractions. There are several life-sized models in the Dinosaur hall and you'll also encounter the skeleton of a Diplodocus in the central hall. Also a favorite with visitors is a hall dedicated to large mammals, including an enormous model of a blue whale and several elephants. Other halls feature exhibitions on reptiles, fish, birds, 'creepy crawlies', and ecology.
The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum on 15th September is a significant milestone for the well-known scientific centre. This latest development brings the vast building project, begun in 2002, to its selesai phase - the same year as the 200th anniversary of the great evolutionary theorist.
The history museum is a victim of its own success and regularly has very long queues of people waiting outside to enter. This makes it near impossible to visit at the weekend and during UK school holidays, unless you are very patient. There is a side entrance which has shorter queues but weekdays are the best time to visit.
History of Museum Originally part of the British Museum, the Museum of Natural History Museum began with a donation to the country of the collection of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753. Sloane, who was a physician, is said to have collected "natural curiosities". When a second collection by botanist Joseph Banks (who traveled with Captain James Cook) was added to Sloane's collection, history museum curators began to see a need for a separate location for these items.
Waterhouse Building Considered one of the best examples of neo-Romanesque architecture in Britain, the Waterhouse Building has become a London landmark. Its high-spired towers soar above much of the skyline and its huge grand facade - inspired by the basalt columns at Fingal's Cave in western Scotland is awe inspiring.The most modern Victorian techniques were used for its constuction resulting in an iron and steel framework. The framework is hidden by beautifully decorated terra cotta facades. This structure is famous for its many terra cotta features, and Waterhouse's use of terra cotta as a building material was groundbreaking in Great Britain.
The collection of dinosaur skeletons is one of the history museum's biggest attractions. There are several life-sized models in the Dinosaur hall and you'll also encounter the skeleton of a Diplodocus in the central hall. Also a favorite with visitors is a hall dedicated to large mammals, including an enormous model of a blue whale and several elephants. Other halls feature exhibitions on reptiles, fish, birds, 'creepy crawlies', and ecology.
The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum on 15th September is a significant milestone for the well-known scientific centre. This latest development brings the vast building project, begun in 2002, to its selesai phase - the same year as the 200th anniversary of the great evolutionary theorist.
