London Mithraeum - an underground Roman Temple in the City of London

[editor]

This is a new permanent exhibition opening on the 14th November and houses the remains of the Roman Temple of Mithras that were found in 1954 on a bomb site. Queues stretched for half a mile as people queued to view it.

It was then relocated 100m to Queen Victoria St so that the new office building could be built but this wasn't the most sympathetic relocation (the Guardian reports below has more details).

Bloomberg have now built there European HQ on the site and as part of this, the Temple remains have been moved back to their original site on Walbrook 7m below ground level. The exhibition also contains some of the artefacts that we're found and have been kept in the Museum of London.

London Mithraeum

Reconstructed Roman Temple of Mithras opens to public in London

You can also see the remains of a Roman Amphitheatre at the nearby Guildhall which also has free entry.

https:/…londons-roman-amphitheatre.aspx

 

[ViolentPanda]

I bet they won't let me sacrifice a bull there.

 

[Ponyutd]

The London Bloomberg building open for looksy's. The cost...an obscene one and a half billion.
Roman London bit looks impressive. Magnetic floors? Looking forward seeing to this.
Quick registration and book tickets.


London Mithraeum

 

[Winot]

Thanks - just booked for a Sat in December. Double header with the new Andrew Wong restaurant Kym’s.

 

[editor]

Finally got to visit this and really enjoyed it:

The London Mithraeum: an underground Roman temple in the City of London – in photos -

Lurking in a basement under the modern Walbrook Square development in the City of London can be found the remains of The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras. It's one of London's smaller museums and quite difficult to spot amongst all the concrete and steel, but inside you'll...

www.urban75.org

 

[petee]

Finally got to visit this and really enjoyed it:

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The London Mithraeum: an underground Roman temple in the City of London – in photos -

Lurking in a basement under the modern Walbrook Square development in the City of London can be found the remains of The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras. It's one of London's smaller museums and quite difficult to spot amongst all the concrete and steel, but inside you'll...

www.urban75.org

is that a wall of glass with doors projected onto it, to give the effect of the cella of the mithraeum?

 

[editor]

is that a wall of glass with doors projected onto it, to give the effect of the cella of the mithraeum?

No it's just lighting and vapour.