One of my favourite places in London is the Natural History Museum. I love the exhibitions and the elevation of the natural world, but that’s not why I keep going back. I go for the awe I feel as I step inside. Take a look… Image credit: Gene Krasko In a quiet corner of this vast atrium is a small, unremarkable notice, which says: Taking inspiration from the collections it was to house, the building was designed to be richly decorated with a diversity of extinct and extant species.