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Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
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Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
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Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
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- Tammy MApollo Beach, FL3 contributionsIt was okay. Not as awe inspiring as Inwould have thought. The guide was good. It was nice to see the Crown Jewels but it was very rushed.Written 17 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- MadMac66Fullerton, CA128 contributionsMy wife and I visited the Guildhall Gallery in September 2024 and thankfully was one of the only attractions that was not completely overun with people. Therefore we were able to fully enjoy the lecture, the walking tour, and the museum operated by the Guildhall.
We booked our tickets for the Roman Amphitheatre tour weeks in advance, and there were a dozen or so guests in our group. The tour is hosted by Dr Andrew Lane, the archaeologist who led the team that discovered the ruins. His personal and professional insight were priceless, just ever-so fascinating to a Roman history nerd like myself. To the amusement of my other half, I asked many questions, and Dr Lane took plenty of time to answer them.
After the lecture and a tour of the amphitheatre exhibit, Dr Lane took us on a walking tour around the remains of the Roman Wall. The walk is short and easy, with several stops along the way to discuss the ruins we were looking at, their origins, their role in Roman London. The walk culminates in a Barbican parking lot normally closed to the public where the ruins of a gate entrance to the Roman Fort are hidden.
This tour was a highlight of my visit. Having grown up in London and lived there for 30 years, I never knew such ancient relics survived here. It was a really great time spent reacquainting myself with my home town. This tour takes place one day a month. It is highly recommended to time your visit with a trip to the amphitheatre and to do the full tour.Written 30 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - DeniseAshfordCrawley, UK80 contributionsWe enjoyed our visit. Peter, our guide, was very informative and interesting. It was so well preserved under the building. A great find!Written 29 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- AlexanderDJackson, NJ5,743 contributionsWould I go out of my way to see this? No. Would I spend more than a short time here? No. Did it blow my mind? No. Was it worth stopping and pausing to admire as a historical artifact? Absolutely.Written 17 August 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- WorldwideRover007United States3,196 contributionsThere isnt much too see other than a quick glance. There is a plaque explaining the ruins and history. No place to sit and admire. All in all, finished in under 5 minutes.Written 25 April 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- phat_dawg_21Alpharetta, GA17,369 contributionsLots of famous people have resided here, not always in comfort.
Sir Walter Raleigh’s apartment was interesting.
The area containing the torture equipment could be disturbing.Written 30 September 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - ianwyjSingapore5,217 contributionsWhile London has had a long history, it was the Romans who truly put the city on the world map but building a significant settlement in area. Needless to say, protection was needed for the young town and the natural thing to do was to build a wall around it. Stone soon replaced wood in the construction, and what's seen today at around the Tower Hill station is one of only several places left where the original Roman wall hasn't been dismantled, buried or incorporated into adjacent construction. This site had a useful information plaque next to it explaining the wall's origin - very useful as otherwise, it's easy to ignore without realising its history.Written 12 October 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ShaunH290London, UK2,986 contributionsThe Charnel House is an example of what London has done so well in recent years - taking an old, often subterranean historical site and turned it into a modern tourist attraction. The London Mithraeum by the Bloomberg Building and the Amphitheatre under the Guildhall are other examples. All presented in a modern way, in this case going back to the Middle Ages, rather than Roman times, they are worth visiting if you are passing.
Here the "glass surfboards" on the wall give lots of details, and a QR code behind the glass window leads to a lovely 3-D rendering of the site itself. The only downside is that there does not seem to be a website for the location, even though I have seen that some people have managed to get tours behind that glass.Written 16 January 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Alice RHobart, Australia8,925 contributionsAn interesting small display of medieval bows and arrows that were used as a measure of defence. Well worth a look.Written 18 March 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- CPaM68Texas780 contributionsI am both fascinated and intrigued by ancient Egyptian obelisk, and my eventual goal is to see them all in person. On our last trip to London, I was able to visit the great British Museum and see the Nectanebo II obelisks. The Obelisks of Nectanebo II are a pair of black silk-stone Ancient Egyptian obelisks that are on display within the great court of the British Museum. These are actually only large fragments, approximately half of the original obelisks. Another large fragment from one of these can be found in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The obelisks originally stood on either side of the entrance to a temple located in the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern Al-Ashmunayn), Egypt. All four sides of both obelisks are inscribed with hieroglyphs recording their dedication to the Egyptian God Thoth. During Napoleon's 1798 expedition to Egypt, the obelisks were transported to Alexandria by the French forces with the intent of shipping them to France and being exhibiting at the Louvre. Instead, after the defeat of the French forces by the British, they were confiscated and transported to England and ended up in the British Museum. There are only 29 known ancient Egyptian obelisks in the world. Throughout time Egypt has only retained 8 of the obelisks with Italy, part of the old Roman Empire, having 11, England 4 (for some reason the pair of Nectanebo II obelisks are only officially counted as 1), and the others are scattered throughout Europe with 1 being in the US. Most are much larger than the Nectanebo II obelisks and are displayed outside in prominent piazzas or squares, rather than inside museums. Other than the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the British Museum houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Egyptian antiquities (with over 100,000 pieces). Many of the Egyptian artifacts found in the British Museum and other museums across the world were looted or acquired under dubious circumstances during the colonial period. Even though many of the artifacts may have been rightfully bought, Egypt is beginning to request that the artifacts be returned because of the belief that the artifacts belong to the country they came from.Written 18 February 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Alice RHobart, Australia8,925 contributionsApparently the easiest way to access the chapel is on a yeoman tour - maybe next time. We didn't actually get to enter here - can access during first and last hour of opening times only.Written 18 March 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Alice RHobart, Australia8,925 contributionsThis tower is part of the wall walk and part of the first fortification of the Tower of London, we didn't spend very long in here.Written 18 March 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Peter RDartford, UK1,361 contributionsThese ruins are on private land and can only be viewed from a nearby footpath which leads out towards the river Darent and then to the Thames. The building is said to formally have been the manor of Howbury recorded as far back as the Domesday Book. The building and a Jacobean tithe barn are now in a very poor state of repair being almost totally covered in undergrowth and trees.Written 30 June 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
