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Natural History Museum
 A prominent London physician made it his life's work to collect natural curiosities from across the world. His eccentric collection of oddments ran
the gamut from plant and animal remains to archaeological artefacts and human skeletons. His desired was that his collection remain together at his death, so
he created a Board of Trustees to oversee its sale to the government at a bargain price.
 The front facade of the building
In 1756 the collection was housed in Montagu House, the first home of what was to become the British Museum. Over the next century the collection was expanded
and added to by further bequests.
The museum building is as striking as the exhibits it contains. Designed by Fowke as a cathedral of science, the museum is entered through a set of doors
flanked by columns modelled on those at Fingle's Cave in Scotland. The Romanesque style interior is supported on intricately carved and decorated columns.
Terra-cotta has been used as a unifying decorative material, and everywhere there are carvings of beats and plants, both imaginary and real.
The museum can be divided into several distinct areas. The Life Galleries, Earth Galleries, Wildlife Garden, and Temporary Exhibitions. Within the Life Galleries
are displays dedicated to Dinosaurs, Ecology, Human Biology, Mammals, Primates, the Origin of Species, and Minerals. The Earth Galleries focus on the geological history
of the earth and the solar system.
 Stairs leading to the first level
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