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Archaeologists Unearth the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Basilica Beneath an Office Building in London
The plan was to demolish the old office building at 85 Gracechurch Street in the heart of London’s financial district and construct a new 32-story tower in its place. But as demolition began, archaeologists made a staggering discovery in the site’s foundation: remarkably intact ruins of London’s first public building,
2,000-year-old remains of London's oldest Roman basilica discovered under office building
Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.
Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.
Archaeology breakthrough as 2,000 year old Roman 'House of Commons' found in London
Plans to build a 32-storey office block in central London have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman Basilica.
2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement
Experts are surprised at how much of the basilica, or town hall, survived. The ancient building was part of Roman London’s political and commercial center.
Archaeologists Unearth London’s First Roman Basilica in ‘Amazing’ Discovery
Archaeologists have found “the heart of Roman London,” the remains of the city’s first basilica, underneath an office building.
Ancient Roman basilica discovered under London office building
An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered under an old office building in London’s financial hub. The basilica is estimated to be at least 2,000 years old and dates back to the city’s founding following the Roman empire’s invasion of Britain.
Archaeologists unearth ruins of nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica in London
While exploring the site of a 32-story planned skyscraper in London, archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica.
Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
The basilica was part of the forum, the social, political and commercial heart of Roman London, where people went to shop, mingle, seek justice and hear the latest edicts from pol
Archaeologists stunned at 2,000 year-old groundbreaking discovery underneath office
One of the most important pieces of London's Roman past has been unearthed at the site of a planned skyscraper ...
London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
The complex of more than 2,000 homes, which opened on the fringes of the City in 1969, was widely mocked and voted London’s ...
Chiltern Firehouse fire: London celebrity haunt evacuated as huge blaze rips through luxury hotel
Around a hundred people evacuated from five star hotel in central London as firefighters work to put out the blaze ...
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