Saturday, 7 February 2015

London's Roman Amphitheatre / remains

London was founded by the Roman Empire c.AD50 and the sparse remains of an amphitheatre entrance were discovered in 1988, during the archaeology prior to constructing the new Guildhall Art Gallery. The architect, Richard Gilbert Scott, was required to encase the stones in a temperature-controlled chamber, which may now be visited in the basement of the gallery. City of London. 


(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - credit: Images George Rex.)