Courtyard

At The Victoria and Albert Museum

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September 2nd 2007
The weather wasn't great, the tube was suspended due to scheduled upgrades, but we really wanted to go to the V&A. We finally made it after over 1 1/2 hours of going around in re-routed buses (normally it would take about 15 minutes for us to get there). The museum has 7 miles of galleries, so we had to decide what to see in our limited time. We opted for the British galleries, the Sculpture g ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more