Today we traveled to London. I placed a photo of Big Ben on the blog for Kaile.
We had a chance to see the British Library's world famous collection of books. Then on to the British Museum, one of the greatest museum's in the world.
The British Museum has ancient artifacts (to name just a few) from Greece, Rome, Assyria, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.
One of the most interesting displays that I saw is the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, which records the conquests of the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III. Noted on the monument is the defeat of King Jehu- King of Israel.
The Rosetta Stone is displayed at the British National Museum as well. The Rosetta Stone is a well-known example from a series of decrees, the Ptolemaic Decrees, issued by the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC. The series consists of the Decree of Canopus by Ptolemy III, Decree of Memphis, (as represented by the Memphis Stele) by Ptolemy IV, and the Rosetta Stone decree by Ptolemy V.
After this, had a chance to slip over to Buckingham Palace and have tea with the Queen...just joking...we were one of hundreds gawking at the beauty of the palace outside.
We ended our tour by exploring the National Gallery. We had a chance to see some of the most famous European paintings in the world.
Some of these events are simply more than the mind can absorb.
At 5pm we headed back to Oxford. More lectures, more study...
We had a chance to see the British Library's world famous collection of books. Then on to the British Museum, one of the greatest museum's in the world.
The British Museum has ancient artifacts (to name just a few) from Greece, Rome, Assyria, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.One of the most interesting displays that I saw is the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, which records the conquests of the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III. Noted on the monument is the defeat of King Jehu- King of Israel.
The Rosetta Stone is displayed at the British National Museum as well. The Rosetta Stone is a well-known example from a series of decrees, the Ptolemaic Decrees, issued by the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC. The series consists of the Decree of Canopus by Ptolemy III, Decree of Memphis, (as represented by the Memphis Stele) by Ptolemy IV, and the Rosetta Stone decree by Ptolemy V.
After this, had a chance to slip over to Buckingham Palace and have tea with the Queen...just joking...we were one of hundreds gawking at the beauty of the palace outside.
We ended our tour by exploring the National Gallery. We had a chance to see some of the most famous European paintings in the world.
Some of these events are simply more than the mind can absorb.
At 5pm we headed back to Oxford. More lectures, more study...
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