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Piccadilly Circus est un carrefour routier et un espace piéton situé à Londres, au Royaume-Uni. La place, autrefois considérée comme le centre de l'Empire britannique, constitue encore de nos jours un des centres névralgiques de Londres, et est réputée pour l'enchantement que procure le scintillement de la pléthore d'enseignes lumineuses qui la recouvre, mais elle est également entourée de plusieurs curiosités touristiques, dont une fontaine érigée en 1893 en mémoire de Lord Shaftesbury et surplombée par un Ange de la Charité chrétienne (communément appelé Éros), ou encore le théâtre Criterion, le London Pavilion et plusieurs magasins célèbres.
Non loin se trouvent le London Trocadero, centre commercial et de loisirs, et la statue Horses of Helios. Situation[modifier | modifier le code] Plan de Piccadilly Circus et de ses environs. Origine du nom[modifier | modifier le code] Historique[modifier | modifier le code] Piccadilly Circus en 1896. Museum of Childhood. Natural History Museum. Dino Directory. British Museum.
Ancient Egypt. Towards the end of the fourth millennium BC several independent city-states were unified to form a single state, marking the beginning of over 3,000 years of pharaonic civilisation in the Nile Valley.
Fertile earth left behind after the yearly Nile flood provided the basis for Egypt’s agricultural prosperity, a key factor in the longevity of the civilisation. Impressive monuments were erected in the name of kings, from monumental temples for the gods to the pyramids marking the burials of rulers. The British Museum collection includes statuary and decorated architecture from throughout pharaonic history, often inscribed with hieroglyphs.
Many other aspects of ancient Egyptian culture are represented: coffins and mummies of individuals, but also furniture, fine jewellery and other burial goods. Aztecs (Mexica) During the twelfth century AD the Mexica were a small and obscure tribe searching for a new homeland.
Eventually they settled in the Valley of Mexico and founded their capital, Tenochtitlan, in 1345. Polynesia. The islands of the eastern Pacific are known as Polynesia, from the Greek for ‘many islands’. They lie across a vast stretch of ocean from Hawaii in the north, to New Zealand in the south and Easter Island in the east. The western Polynesian islands of Fiji and Tonga were settled approximately 3,000 years ago, whilst New Zealand was settled as recently as AD1200. In the past, Polynesians were skilled navigators and canoe builders, creating double-hulled vessels capable of travelling great distances. Their societies were hierarchical, with the highest ranking people tracing their descent directly from the gods. These gods were all powerful and present in the world.
Today, Polynesian culture continues to develop and change, partly in response to colonialism. The National Gallery. Painting of the Month. He’s England’s patron saint, but little can be said with any certainty about Saint George.
According to legend, Saint George was a Roman soldier who refused to recant his Christian faith, and who was subjected to brutal torture and death by the Emperor Diocletian. He was martyred in Nicomedia (in modern Turkey) and buried in Lydda (in modern Israel). Uccello depicts the scene for which Saint George is most associated - his battle with the dragon - a legend that became popular in the 13th century when recounted by Jacobus de Voragine. The legend tells of a town in Lydda, terrorised by a fearsome dragon living in a nearby lake. After trying to appease the dragon by feeding him sheep, the townsfolk were forced to offer their own people, who were chosen by lot. Tate Modern.
Entry details Entry to the collection remains free for everyone. Advance booking is recommended but tickets are often available on the door. Exhibition entry is paid and requires a timed ticket: Visitors with a disability pay a concessionary rate, and entrance for companions is freeMembers and Patrons have free entry to exhibitions but must book a timed ticket before visitingUp to four children aged 11 and under go free per parent or guardian£5 family child tickets are available for children aged 12–18 years. London Eye.