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Natural History Museum (London)

Natural History Museum designed by Alfred Waterhouse, is the most architecturally flamboyant of the South Kensington museums. Its richly sculpted stonework conceals an iron and steel frame.

This building technique was revolutionary when the Natural History Museum first opened in 1881. The imaginative displays tackle fundamental issues such as the ecology and evolution of the planet, the origin of species, and the development of human beings - all explained through a dynamic combin¬ation of the latest technology, interactive displays, and traditional exhibits.

Natural History Museum is divided into the Life and Earth Galleries. In the former, the Ecology exhibition begins its explor¬ation of the complex web of the natural world, and man's role in it, through a convincing replica of a moonlit rainforest buzzing with the sounds of insects.

The most popular exhibits are in the Dinosaur section which has real dinosaur skeletons and life-like animatronics. "Creepy Crawlies," with specimens from the insect and spider world, and the Mammals exhibition, enable visitors to see endangered and dangerous creatures close up.

Open Daily
Closed December 25-26
Phone 020 -79425000
Address Cromwell Rd SW7
Web www.nhm.ac.uk

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