Marble Arch used to mark the entrance to Buckingham Palace before it was dismantled and relocated to the entrance of Hyde Park, where it stands today. Historically, only members of the royal family and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, have been allowed to pass through the arch in ceremonial procession.
After passing Marble Arch, Andrew, Matt, and I continued walking before coming across the Animals in war Monument. It is difficult to tell from the picture, but there was relief carvings in the stone, as well as sculptures of donkeys, a dog, and a horse. The dog and the horse were through the opening on the other side of the memorial wall.
Finally, we reach our destination: the U.S. Embassy! We really just wanted to find just so that we could say we had seen the Us Embassy in a foreign country and also to find some native soil. Here you can see the front of the Embassy building. I personally was expecting (and hoping) that the building would be a little prettier. Nonetheless, the area right outside the front gates was very nice.
Just to the left of the gates was a large statue of Reagan, while a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower flanked the right side of the building. Near the Reagan statue, the above photo was taken, depicting a piece of the Berlin Wall. I reached forward and touched it too!
After diddling around the US Embassy we headed to our official destination:
The British Museum!
The British Museum atrium area:
It is this area that a visitor to the museum would enter first upon coming through the front doors.
The British Museum contain thousands upon thousands of relics, sculptures, facades, keepsakes, etc. from famous to unknown cultures worldwide. Below are some of my favorite things that I saw:
The Rosetta Stone!
Zeus
Hercules
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