A VISIT TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Egyptian Obelisk in London
Do you know that there are more Egyptian pieces in England than in Egypt?
Do you know that there are more Egyptian pieces in England than in Egypt?
English occupied Egypt in 1882 and stayed there until 1956.
Lots of British explorers and archaeologists worked in Egypt, studying the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
As a result, there are more Egyptian pieces in London than in Cairo.
Some French explorers also stayed in Egypt by order of Napoleon. In Paris, there are some Egyptian obelisks and other pieces, too
Egyptian Obelisk in Paris
Now we are ready to visit the Bristish Museum
Now we are ready to visit the Bristish Museum
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and visit the Egyptian collection
THE ROSETTA STONE
THE ROSETTA STONE
READ ABOUT THE ROSETTA STONE IN THIS ARTICLE