A visitor center telling the story of King Richard III's life and death and of the discovery of his remains beneath a car parking lot is to open on the site in Leicester, central England, where his skeleton was found in 2012.
Controversial king —
A visitor center telling the story of King Richard III's life and death and of the discovery of his remains beneath a car parking lot is to open on the site in Leicester, central England, where his skeleton was found in 2012.
Courtesy: Leicester City Council
The new attraction is housed in an old school just a stone's throw from Leicester's Cathedral, where Richard III will be laid to rest in 2015.
Final chapter —
The new attraction is housed in an old school just a stone's throw from Leicester's Cathedral, where Richard III will be laid to rest in 2015.
Courtesy: Leicester City Council
Displays recreate scenes from King Richard III's life and death and explain how his long-lost grave was unearthed. Visitor center director Iain Gordon is expecting tourists from around the world -- including the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Life and death —
Displays recreate scenes from King Richard III's life and death and explain how his long-lost grave was unearthed. Visitor center director Iain Gordon is expecting tourists from around the world -- including the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Courtesy: Leicester City Council
Visitors can stand over the trench where Richard III's remains were found and look down into the grave; special lighting effects are used to make it appear as though his skeleton is still inside.
Grave of the lost King —
Visitors can stand over the trench where Richard III's remains were found and look down into the grave; special lighting effects are used to make it appear as though his skeleton is still inside.
Courtesy: Leicester City Council
A replica of Richard III's skeleton, with its distinctive curved spine, forms part of a display on the discovery and identification of the remains by experts from the University of Leicester.
Science and the skeleton —
A replica of Richard III's skeleton, with its distinctive curved spine, forms part of a display on the discovery and identification of the remains by experts from the University of Leicester.
Courtesy: Leicester City Council