This picture show the first view of the The Royal Armouries Museum here in Leeds that most visitors see.
I am not sure why but the visitors entrance is at the far side of the building from this view. The Royal Armouries Museum building is quite large and was opened to the public in 1996. The museum displays items that are part of the Royal Armouries collection that was wholly based before at the Tower of London.
Today happily if you want to see suits of armour, canon, weapons of war and the like you no longer have to travel south to London, now that this major national museum is based here in Yorkshire.
Entrance to the The Royal Armouries Museum Leeds is free, but some exhibitions may be charged for. Currently the cost of entry to the tiltyard to watch jousting is £2 and the show last around 1/2 an hour.
The water seen on the far right of this photograph is the Clarence dock, part of the Leeds to Liverpool canal, where dragon boat racing took place this summer.
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30 minutes? why not. the museum looks brand new.
It looks very modern and not the place you might expect, on passing, that houses armor and things like that. Fascinating post.
It's such a modern looking building to be housing such old artifacts! I like it.
a good day to go to a museum and learn and enjoy. I also liked your dragon boat photos. such fun and hard work. Thanks for your comments on my site. I have some bunnies I can give you for your yard and I am sure the hawks will come to you then. Today I have a Chihuly glass art photo and the glass art changes with the sun's rays.
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