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Weapons & Tools, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

Some weapons and tools in the 'London before London' gallery.

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Roman Mosaic Floor, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

A Roman mosaic floor displayed as part of a Roman living room in the Roman London gallery. This is an original mosaic floor which was excavated in London from a Roman house of around 120-125 AD.

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A model of St. Pauls Cathedral before the Great Fire of London, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

A model of St. Pauls Cathedral as it would have been before it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. It was, of course, replaced by the current building designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

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A model of a typical timber-framed building, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

A model showing the construction of a typical timber-framed building of the sort which made up London before the Great Fire. The small platform sticking out on the ground floor is a serving platform and shows that this was a shop.

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A of the Great Fire of London, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

A painting showing what it must have looked like during the Great Fire of London.

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The Lord Mayors State Coach, Museum of London, Barbican, London, England, Great Britain

The Museum of London, Barbican.

The actual, not a reproduction, Lord Mayor's State Coach used in official prcessions.

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