Victoria and Albert Museum

I've written before about how the Victoria and Albert museum has a copy of the Porico de Gloria and on a recent visit took the time to get a few more pictures of it.

It's held in the Cast Courts which can be found by walking to the entrance, going to stand in front of the shop then turning right and walking right down the corridor where you'll find the Cast Courts on the left (there are two: one for Italy and one for Europe, it's the second of these that you want and just walk all the way to the back).

You can also go two floors up and look over the Portico from one of the museum's balconies (Victoria and Albert museum)

(Victoria and Albert museum)

The Tree of Jesse (Victoria and Albert museum)

(Victoria and Albert museum)

The first view of the portico as you enter (behind Trajan's Column!) (Victoria and Albert museum)

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