London landmarks glow gold
Four London landmarks will be bathed in golden light every night next week to mark the return to the city for the first time in 35 years of the treasures of Tutankhamen.
The Tower of London, the Wellington Arch, the London Eye and the O2 arena, which will house “Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs”, will be lit up in gold to emulate the precious metal that the tomb’s discoverer Howard Carter said he saw everywhere in 1922.
325,000 advance tickets have already been sold for the exhibition which opens on Nov. 15 and runs through August 2008.
In all, 130 objects will be on display, including 50 from the tomb itself such as a coffin made of gold and precious stones, and the boy king’s royal head dress.
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