Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7405 2107 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 3957
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Sir John Soane was a famous architect who demolished and rebuilt three buildings within Lincoln’s Inn Fields, including the building that now houses the museum. The museum was founded whilst Soane was still alive, through an act of Parliament in 1833. Soane is known for his innovative and well-proportioned rooms, including the famous ‘Starfish ceiling in the Breakfast Room of the museum. The museum is mainly a collection of architectural drawings and sculptures by figures such as Piranesi and Robert Flaxman. The basement also contains the sarcophagus of Seti 1.
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