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Imperial War Museum London

The Imperial War Museum London is the national museum documenting British and Commonwealth involvement in modern conflicts since 1914. Housed in the former Bethlem Royal Hospital building in Southwark, the museum occupies a central three‑storey classical block with a large dome and neoclassical portico fronting Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park.

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First raised

1917

Its prime

1968

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1968

What Imperial War Museum London looked like in its prime.

A symmetrical three‑storey central block of pale ashlar stone with a wide neoclassical portico of six columns and a triangular pediment, surmounted by a tall green copper dome with round oculi and a small lantern. Low red‑brown brick side ranges are set back, leaving formal lawns, rose beds and mature plane trees in front. Two large grey naval gun barrels on a low plinth sit on the central lawn before the broad stone steps and entrance doors.

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6 places to explore in 1968.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Imperial War Museum London, including 3 interiors: dome rotunda (former chapel), naval gallery, cinema / auditorium. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park approachFront portico and entrance stepsTwin 15‑inch naval guns on plinthDome rotunda (former chapel)Naval galleryCinema / auditorium

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