Guildhall Art Gallery

Our last stop today was the Guildhall Art Gallery. One of the most interesting parts of the museum, however, was not the art but the ancient Roman amphitheater in the basement. Scholars had long suspected that Roman-era London ("Londinium") had its own amphitheater, but there was no archaeological evidence until 1988 when the site was excavated in advance of the construction of the museum. Now, the remains of that amphitheater are part of the exhibit. There isn't much to see in the way of ruins (a few piles of rubble), but I was amazed at the exhibit design which allows you to imagine what the amphitheater might have looked like while showing you exactly what remains.