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2 he British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London
he British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

3 Sir Hans Sloane, the British Museum) founder of
During the course of his lifetime Sloane gathered an enviable collection of curiosities and bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation.

4 Montagu House

5 The British Museum, Great Court
. The British Museum, Great Court

6 The Great Court opened in December 2000 and is the largest covered square in Europe. The roof is a glass and steel construction with 1,656 uniquely shaped panes of glass.

7 A panorama showing an almost
180-degree view of the interior of the Reading Room.

8 Lenin Rudyard Kipling Karl Marx Mark Twain H. G. Wells

9 Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan
(Room 4 - Egyptian Sculpture) (Room 4 - Egyptian Sculpture) (Room 4 - Egyptian Sculpture) (Room 4 - Egyptian Sculpture) (Room 4 - Egyptian Sculpture) Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan ,

10 The British Museum, Room 4 – Colossal Granite head of Amenhotep III (1350 BC) The British Museum, Room 4 - Colossal bust of Ramesses II (1250 BC)

11 Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Room 84 - Towneley Sculptures

12 Room 14 Greek vases

13 Department of the Ancient Near East
Room 10 - Khorsabad Palace Reliefs

14 Peter Paul Ru Peter Paul Rubens William Hogarth Leonardo da Vinci

15 Former Polish coins with image of Nicolaus Copernicus (10 złotych, 1968 i 1959)
Department of Coins and Medals

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