Tutankhamun's Tomb
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Opposite the chip shop in Dorchester High Street is one of the greatest treasures of the ancient world. The Tutankhamun Exhibition houses a full-sized re-creation of the 3,500-year-old burial chambers of the Egyptian pharaoh complete with hieroglyphics, artefacts and “authentic smells”.
Everything is a facsimile, from a grotesque mummified body to spectacular jewels copied from originals by craftsmen using real gold and semi-precious stones. The adjoining shop meanwhile does a brisk trade in souvenir sphinx heads, mummy playing cards and Tut tea towels.
Even the building housing the exhibition is a re-creation. It was once a Catholic church which was dismantled, moved 20 miles and re-assembled on the High Street.
High West Street , Dorchester, UK
Contact tel: +44 (0)1395 269571, fax: +44 (0)1305 268885
Cost adult ticket: £5 - £10 pp, child ticket: £5 - £10 pp, family ticket: £20+ pp
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