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| Mary Rose warship: Full view revealed after museum revamp | Mary Rose warship: Full view revealed after museum revamp |
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| A full, uninterrupted view of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, is set to be unveiled following a £5.4m museum revamp. | A full, uninterrupted view of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, is set to be unveiled following a £5.4m museum revamp. |
| The Tudor warship has undergone 34 years of conservation since it was raised from the Solent in 1982. | The Tudor warship has undergone 34 years of conservation since it was raised from the Solent in 1982. |
| Small viewing panels have been replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony entered through an airlock, at the purpose-built museum in Portsmouth. | |
| The Mary Rose Trust said it was a "stunning new experience". | The Mary Rose Trust said it was a "stunning new experience". |
| Helen Bonser-Wilton, chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust said: "Visitors will have stunning panoramic views of the ship from all nine galleries. | Helen Bonser-Wilton, chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust said: "Visitors will have stunning panoramic views of the ship from all nine galleries. |
| "This is the culmination of decades of hard work by the Mary Rose team and we can't wait to share this stunning new experience with everyone." | "This is the culmination of decades of hard work by the Mary Rose team and we can't wait to share this stunning new experience with everyone." |
| The warship, which sank in 1545 while leading an attack on a French invasion fleet, was discovered in 1971. | The warship, which sank in 1545 while leading an attack on a French invasion fleet, was discovered in 1971. |
| It was taken to an atmospherically controlled dry dock where it was sprayed with a mist of cold water, then water-soluble wax, before an air-drying process began. | |
| The latest development, which saw the ship close to public view in November, cost about £5.4 million to complete. | The latest development, which saw the ship close to public view in November, cost about £5.4 million to complete. |
| The £39m museum first opened its doors to visitors in May 2013. The ship goes back on public view on Wednesday. | The £39m museum first opened its doors to visitors in May 2013. The ship goes back on public view on Wednesday. |
| Dr Alex Hildred, head of research and curator of ordnance, who was among those who dived on the wreck in the 1970s and 80s said: "When we excavated the Mary Rose we wanted people to see even a little of what we, as archaeologists, saw and experienced underwater. | |
| "The fact that you can see it from three different angles that you've never been able to see before, except for when she first came up, is brilliant." | |
| Mary Rose - Timeline | Mary Rose - Timeline |