![The Museum of Libya, the current inhabitant of the 1930's Italian Governor's Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620727.QofkBdA0.LibyaDec102000.jpg) The Museum of Libya, the current inhabitant of the 1930's Italian Governor's Palace |
![Gold dome of the former Royal Palace, seat of King Idris of Libya, 1951-1969](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620730.dWzqkdvm.LibyaDec102001.jpg) Gold dome of the former Royal Palace, seat of King Idris of Libya, 1951-1969 |
![After the overthrow of the Libyan monarchy in 1969, this became the Palace of the People & National Library](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620733.wNczW5t2.LibyaDec102002.jpg) After the overthrow of the Libyan monarchy in 1969, this became the "Palace of the People" & National Library |
![Museum of Libya, the 5th use of this building since the 1930's](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620736.tmtD6TAJ.LibyaDec102003.jpg) Museum of Libya, the 5th use of this building since the 1930's |
![In celebration of 40 years of the Libyan Revolution, the Museum of Libya opened here in 2010](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620739.37HnI2it.LibyaDec102004.jpg) In celebration of 40 years of the Libyan Revolution, the Museum of Libya opened here in 2010 |
![Arcades on the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620741.XvYWUCZv.LibyaDec102005.jpg) Arcades on the Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620743.OqxiWksH.LibyaDec102006.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![The Dioscuri at their new home, the entrance to the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620933.YDN0FiCT.LibyaDec102139.jpg) The Dioscuri at their new home, the entrance to the Museum of Libya |
![Before this, the Dioscuri were on display at the Theatre of Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620931.4Wygw455.LibyaDec102138.jpg) Before this, the Dioscuri were on display at the Theatre of Leptis Magna |
![Dioscuri - Sons of Zeus, the twins Castor & Pollux (Gemini)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620935.9Ec9K0PB.LibyaDec102140.jpg) Dioscuri - Sons of Zeus, the twins Castor & Pollux (Gemini) |
![Castor, the horse trainer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620937.ILB3aw3F.LibyaDec102141.jpg) Castor, the horse trainer |
![Detail of Castor wearing an egg shell, from the myth of Leda and the Swan (Zeus)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620939.pSKLFmv3.LibyaDec102142.jpg) Detail of Castor wearing an egg shell, from the myth of Leda and the Swan (Zeus) |
![Pollux, the boxer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620745.lKnDaDHo.LibyaDec102007.jpg) Pollux, the boxer |
![The Dioscuri hatched from eggs laid by Leda after she was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620941.sA9N26Fl.LibyaDec102143.jpg) The Dioscuri hatched from eggs laid by Leda after she was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan |
![Dioscuri - Pollux](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620747.Gkp8CgeI.LibyaDec102008.jpg) Dioscuri - Pollux |
![Dioscuri of Leptis Magna - Pollux](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620749.789jfRD7.LibyaDec102009.jpg) Dioscuri of Leptis Magna - Pollux |
![Dioscuri - Castor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620751.TPzimVgQ.LibyaDec102010.jpg) Dioscuri - Castor |
![Dioscuri - Castor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620753.r2ck57xR.LibyaDec102011.jpg) Dioscuri - Castor |
![Dioscuri - Castor, shown with a horse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620755.y4w1K3C1.LibyaDec102012.jpg) Dioscuri - Castor, shown with a horse |
![Rear quarter view of Castor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620759.z6QccTZc.LibyaDec102014.jpg) Rear quarter view of Castor |
![Rear quarter view of Pollux](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620761.yhABiPuj.LibyaDec102015.jpg) Rear quarter view of Pollux |
![Front porch of the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620764.Hjf7SWI0.LibyaDec102017.jpg) Front porch of the Museum of Libya |
![Front porch of the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620929.z2zgNFoB.LibyaDec102137.jpg) Front porch of the Museum of Libya |
![Rear view of Castor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620763.Pbl6MJac.LibyaDec102016.jpg) Rear view of Castor |
![Looking out from the front door of the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620756.CnOJGmM7.LibyaDec102013.jpg) Looking out from the front door of the Museum of Libya |
![Dome of the grand entrance of the former Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620768.cwpEmFmu.LibyaDec102019.jpg) Dome of the grand entrance of the former Royal Palace |
![Dome of the former Royal Palace, now Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620774.2tYjSzYF.LibyaDec102022.jpg) Dome of the former Royal Palace, now Museum of Libya |
![Fountain beneath the dome of the former Libyan Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620766.X2V6kI5j.LibyaDec102018.jpg) Fountain beneath the dome of the former Libyan Royal Palace |
![Glad dome of the Royal Palace, built in the 1930s for the Italian governor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620770.TnU6F3Ii.LibyaDec102020.jpg) Glad dome of the Royal Palace, built in the 1930s for the Italian governor |
![Entrance to the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620772.wJHDxGbn.LibyaDec102021.jpg) Entrance to the Museum of Libya |
![Fountain court, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620927.jeXF5WAg.LibyaDec102136.jpg) Fountain court, Museum of Libya |
![Fountain, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620776.x1xbNfbp.LibyaDec102023.jpg) Fountain, Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620780.0j1BWW1h.LibyaDec102025.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620782.85AiSKkY.LibyaDec102026.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Ground floor map of the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620784.Ru7gNzqA.LibyaDec102027.jpg) Ground floor map of the Museum of Libya |
![Venus, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620778.3imITvhj.LibyaDec102024.jpg) Venus, Museum of Libya |
![Prehistory Room - engraved neolithic slab from Ain Elobu, 7000-4000 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620786.AUAEc0n5.LibyaDec102031.jpg) Prehistory Room - engraved neolithic slab from Ain Elobu, 7000-4000 BC |
![Cyrene Room - two aspects of Persephone found at the Necropolis of Cyrene](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620788.FlpsxOC7.LibyaDec102035.jpg) Cyrene Room - two aspects of Persephone found at the Necropolis of Cyrene |
![Persephone, wife of Hades, Queen of the Underworld](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620790.1FWYMJWW.LibyaDec102038.jpg) Persephone, wife of Hades, Queen of the Underworld |
![Marble casket, Cyrene](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620792.lpbkwxiN.LibyaDec102039.jpg) Marble casket, Cyrene |
![The Greek city of Cyrene was founded in 631 BC by King Battus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620794.oNK4sxVa.LibyaDec102040.jpg) The Greek city of Cyrene was founded in 631 BC by King Battus |
![Statue of Dionysos from Cyrene](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620796.OrmVtMCu.LibyaDec102042.jpg) Statue of Dionysos from Cyrene |
![Bust of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-190 AD) from ancient Oea, now Tripoli](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620798.SpdmhBid.LibyaDec102044.jpg) Bust of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-190 AD) from ancient Oea, now Tripoli |
![Sabratha Room - Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620806.Z8pmYVyW.LibyaDec102050.jpg) Sabratha Room - Museum of Libya |
![Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620800.lfPQcMq4.LibyaDec102046.jpg) Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha |
![Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620802.2M5G7haX.LibyaDec102047.jpg) Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha |
![Detail of Roman armor, 1st. C. AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620804.CKNg3NjA.LibyaDec102048.jpg) Detail of Roman armor, 1st. C. AD |
![Map of Sabratha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620808.SNF7QeCv.LibyaDec102051.jpg) Map of Sabratha |
![Aerial photo of Sabratha, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620810.yxpdJAnJ.LibyaDec102052.jpg) Aerial photo of Sabratha, Museum of Libya |
![Symbol of the Punic goddess Tannit](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620812.D8lO8zho.LibyaDec102053.jpg) Symbol of the Punic goddess Tannit |
![Fragment of floor in opus signinum with the sign of Tanit, 3rd-1st C. BC, Sabratha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620815.igfXo2rm.LibyaDec102054.jpg) Fragment of floor in opus signinum with the sign of Tanit, 3rd-1st C. BC, Sabratha |
![Leptis Magna Room - the goddess Atargatis from the Severan Forum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620816.KnQMO63d.LibyaDec102056.jpg) Leptis Magna Room - the goddess Atargatis from the Severan Forum |
![Venus, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna - Hadrianic Baths](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620818.qv5D1wtZ.LibyaDec102058.jpg) Venus, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna - Hadrianic Baths |
![This Venus was moved here from the foyer of the Jamahiriya Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620820.8WQzCjMx.LibyaDec102060.jpg) This Venus was moved here from the foyer of the Jamahiriya Museum |
![Some of the hi-tech multimedia at the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620822.sOHBNRp2.LibyaDec102062.jpg) Some of the hi-tech multimedia at the Museum of Libya |
![Fresco fragment from Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620824.QcmuRCs2.LibyaDec102063.jpg) Fresco fragment from Leptis Magna |
![Fragment of wall painting representing a philosopher, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620839.YpXlLU79.LibyaDec102077.jpg) Fragment of wall painting representing a philosopher, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna |
![Acephalous (headless) statue of togated man, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620825.tACF5arG.LibyaDec102064.jpg) Acephalous (headless) statue of togated man, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna |
![Acephalous (headless) statue of togated woman, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620827.VGXYDBq2.LibyaDec102068.jpg) Acephalous (headless) statue of togated woman, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna |
![Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620829.7aq0lZMc.LibyaDec102070.jpg) Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna |
![Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620837.sGY16s8A.LibyaDec102076.jpg) Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna |
![The Hunting Baths on the edge of Leptis Magna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620831.XDS7a7Qq.LibyaDec102073.jpg) The Hunting Baths on the edge of Leptis Magna |
![Fountain in the shape of a mythical fish](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620833.VuJ6bELL.LibyaDec102074.jpg) Fountain in the shape of a mythical fish |
![Aerial photo of Leptis Magna - Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620835.2k2T2Ntu.LibyaDec102075.jpg) Aerial photo of Leptis Magna - Museum of Libya |
![View of the Severan Basilica at Leptis Magna if you go up the closed stairs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620841.gD5mxJpy.LibyaDec102079.jpg) View of the Severan Basilica at Leptis Magna if you go up the closed stairs |
![3D image of the Emperor Claudius](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620843.Js5Ftxug.LibyaDec102080.jpg) 3D image of the Emperor Claudius |
![Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620845.VrK5nJEz.LibyaDec102081.jpg) Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea) |
![Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620847.r4JH2wi7.LibyaDec102083.jpg) Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea) |
![Statue of Asclepius, god of medicine and healing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620849.lGpRQf7z.LibyaDec102086.jpg) Statue of Asclepius, god of medicine and healing |
![Staircase of the former Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620851.u1WsMLGd.LibyaDec102087.jpg) Staircase of the former Royal Palace |
![Dome of the Royal Palace from the 2nd floor gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620853.psODOiKG.LibyaDec102088.jpg) Dome of the Royal Palace from the 2nd floor gallery |
![Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620856.w7URyGCZ.LibyaDec102089.jpg) Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya) |
![Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620858.jPlFE773.LibyaDec102090.jpg) Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya) |
![Tiles of the upper terrace of the former Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620860.n7GBXTte.LibyaDec102091.jpg) Tiles of the upper terrace of the former Royal Palace |
![View from the upper terrace of the former royal palace looking towards Algeria Square](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620861.uby8ZvCm.LibyaDec102093.jpg) View from the upper terrace of the former royal palace looking towards Algeria Square |
![Tower of the former cathedral seen from the former Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620863.ntoESFdY.LibyaDec102094.jpg) Tower of the former cathedral seen from the former Royal Palace |
![Map of Libya - Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620866.KuGZA50X.LibyaDec102096.jpg) Map of Libya - Museum of Libya |
![Gallery of Traditional Architecture - Berber qasr and a house in Ghadames](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620868.gb4ewsOu.LibyaDec102098.jpg) Gallery of Traditional Architecture - Berber qasr and a house in Ghadames |
![Gallery of Libyan Tribes - Tuareg on camels by the sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620870.8AX1Eabf.LibyaDec102101.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Tribes - Tuareg on camels by the sea |
![Photographs of Libyan Tuareg, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620872.TC43VvIp.LibyaDec102102.jpg) Photographs of Libyan Tuareg, Museum of Libya |
![Ceiling of the former Royal Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620874.CTgOtenI.LibyaDec102103.jpg) Ceiling of the former Royal Palace |
![Gallery of Traditional Music](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620878.wiYkocLC.LibyaDec102105.jpg) Gallery of Traditional Music |
![Gallery of Traditional Music](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620876.vhl3nPJm.LibyaDec102104.jpg) Gallery of Traditional Music |
![Gallery of Traditional Music](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620881.t0pr6Zho.LibyaDec102107.jpg) Gallery of Traditional Music |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620880.W1j3cnmq.LibyaDec102106.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Gallery around the fountain court](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620883.sPZ92CF9.LibyaDec102108.jpg) Gallery around the fountain court |
![The Glorious Revolution Room - Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620903.3nbI4x0y.LibyaDec102118.jpg) The Glorious Revolution Room - Museum of Libya |
![The Libyan Revolution, 1969](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620905.ccoaLKU0.LibyaDec102119.jpg) The Libyan Revolution, 1969 |
![Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620891.olVfw1Zu.LibyaDec102112.jpg) Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
![Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620893.BUth2o1Z.LibyaDec102113.jpg) Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
![Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620895.Z8VUuUhe.LibyaDec102114.jpg) Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
![Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620897.rmiH4Ptj.LibyaDec102115.jpg) Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
![The closure of British and American military bases in the early 1970s](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620899.oJCFkJfo.LibyaDec102116.jpg) The closure of British and American military bases in the early 1970s |
![Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620901.xc9hXetB.LibyaDec102117.jpg) Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
![Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620885.dwjg94ek.LibyaDec102109.jpg) Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
![Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620887.JqBytV7w.LibyaDec102110.jpg) Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
![Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620889.rnRm13EI.LibyaDec102111.jpg) Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
![Gallery of Libyan Art](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620907.sxAZoZIe.LibyaDec102120.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Art |
![Gallery of Libyan Art](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620909.mWNmAA0p.LibyaDec102121.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Art |
![Gallery of Libyan Art](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620912.PEsfdjrB.LibyaDec102122.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Art |
![Gallery of Libyan Art](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620914.zvtJrXhi.LibyaDec102123.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Art |
![Gallery of Libyan Carpets](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620916.LHSpVcCa.LibyaDec102124.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Carpets |
![Gallery of Libyan Carpets](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620918.4MGogzJe.LibyaDec102126.jpg) Gallery of Libyan Carpets |
![A bridge with a photo of Omar al-Mukhtar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620920.IWlWAsJW.LibyaDec102127.jpg) A bridge with a photo of Omar al-Mukhtar |
![Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620922.wxFrq9OI.LibyaDec102129.jpg) Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border |
![Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620923.2jYydvDC.LibyaDec102132.jpg) Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border |
![Future project - Grand North](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620925.T13r1LT1.LibyaDec102135.jpg) Future project - Grand North |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620944.c0zYFgnY.LibyaDec102144.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620946.XtLg74sS.LibyaDec102145.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620947.bTjDSTFl.LibyaDec102146.jpg) Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya - the guards weren't particulary keen on me walking around the gardens...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620949.QC2I8Om2.LibyaDec102147.jpg) Museum of Libya - the guards weren't particulary keen on me walking around the gardens... |
![Sculpture outside the Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620951.mWjKmwgy.LibyaDec102148.jpg) Sculpture outside the Museum of Libya |
![Museum of Libya](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/131620953.iP39Mo4i.LibyaDec102149.jpg) Museum of Libya |