Highlights
This tour was originally created by Valery Danko for EMERGE festival
Highlights
• Explore the site of the destroyed ancient cult where Romans had a bloodbath
• Discover conspiracies behind the astrological clock
• Explore London Devils
• Discover how British spies hired an astrologer during World War II to write horoscopes
• See the Occult church
• Find London's smallest public statue
• Explore the burial place of The Great Plague victims
About This Deal
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE, 12 Walbrook, London EC4N 8AA England
This location has been center of London for couple of thousand years. That’s where the legends came, where the Romans built a temple which is on the Bloomberg building. The mysterious cult of Mithras first appeared in Rome in the 1st century AD. It spread across the Empire over the next 300 years, predominantly attracting merchants, soldiers and imperial administrators. Meeting in temples which were often constructed below ground, these were private, dark and windowless spaces. The mythological scene of Mithras killing a bull within a cave, the ‘tauroctony’ is at the heart of the cult, and its full meaning is subject of much speculation.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. Mary Woolnoth Church, King Willaim St., London EC3V 9AN England
The church's site has been used for worship for at least 2,000 years; traces of Roman and pagan religious buildings have been discovered under the foundations of the present church
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cornhill House, 59-60 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD, UK
The three devilish terracotta figures are an unusual example of long-lasting revenge. They are intended to mock worshippers next door at St Peter upon Cornhill, an old city church now virtually submerged at street level by office blocks.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St Olave's Church, 8 Hart Street, London EC3R 7NB England
• This church is a burial ground for plague victims
The plague of 1665 killed an estimated 100,000 Londoners (20 per cent of the city’s population) in seven months, so it’s hardly surprising that there are a few burial grounds still knocking about right under our feet. One such graveyard is St Olave’s churchyard in the City of London, where 365 plague victims were buried. Among them is Mary Ramsay, the woman blamed for bringing the plague to London.
Its one of the few medieval churches to survive the ravages of the Great fire in 1666, and also one of the city’s smallest.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture, 23 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1DT England
It is the site of London's smallest public statue
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Professional Guide
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE
- Entry/Admission - Cornhill House
Departure Point
City of London Information Centre, St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8BX, UK
Departure Time
12:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 15 minutes
Return Details
Monument, King William St, London EC4R 9AA, UK
Voucher Info
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