The central quadrangle of the British Museum in London was redeveloped to a design by Foster and Partners, from a 1970s design by Colin St John Wilson,[1] to become the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, during the late 1990s. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. The court has a tessellated glass roof designed by Buro Happold[2] covering the entire court and surrounds the original circular British Museum Reading Room in the centre, now a museum
Shot Hand-Held using available light inside the British Museum, Russell Street, London, England. Processed as a Single Frame HDR to bring up the detail in the shadows.
Shot hand-held using available light in the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London,England. Head from a colossal statue of King Amenemhat III, Bubastis, Nile Delta. Dating from ~ 1830BC.
The central quadrangle of the British Museum in London was redeveloped to a design by Foster and Partners, from a 1970s design by Colin St John Wilson,[1] to become the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, during the late 1990s. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. The court has a tessellated glass roof designed by Buro Happold[2] covering the entire court and surrounds the original circular British Museum Reading Room in the centre, now a museum.
The British Museum, founded in 1753, is the oldest museum in the world. Until the late-20th century the building also housed the British Library. However, to mark the British Museum's 250th anniversary it was decided to transfer the British Library to a new site in the Euston Road.
When the library was re-located in 1997 the museum acquired 2 acres of new space in the vast quadrangle around the Reading Room. The museum was transformed with the creation of Sir Norman Foster's splendid 'Great Court'.
