The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter medieval embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England, arrived at the British Museum in London overnight in a carefully orchestrated operation, according to reports. The tapestry was transported by truck across the Channel in an 11-hour journey with police escort.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, France agreed to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum for the first time in 900 years. The tapestry arrived overnight in a secret operation, carefully folded and placed in a climate-controlled container. It was transported by truck across the English Channel in an 11-hour, 560-kilometer journey with police escort. In the coming days, the tapestry will undergo acclimatization before being unfurled for the exhibition, which is expected to be one of the museum's most popular; 100,000 tickets were sold on the first day.
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