7 metres under Bloomberg's European HQ is a Roman temple you can visit free. Tomorrow, Thu 5 Nov, it's open until 8pm.
A Roman temple to Mithras, identified in 1954 and rebuilt close to where it was found at 12 Walbrook. Its story and free entry hours.
On the last planned day of the 1954 dig, a marble head of Mithras turned up and showed whose temple this was. Today's recreation of the ruin sits just west of where it was found. We'd stay for the haze and chanting.
Over 400 Roman writing tablet fragments came from the site, one with the first known mention of London.
London Mithraeum, 12 Walbrook, EC4N 8AA. Free, but book to be sure of a place. Tue to Sat 10am to 6pm (Wed in term time from 12:30pm), Sun noon to 5pm, closed Mondays.
Sources: London Mithraeum and MOLA, checked 2 Nov. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each slide, cropped and adjusted (details and licences: cityoflondon.live/credits), shared under the same licences. We're independent, not connected with the City of London Corporation or Bloomberg.
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