The National Museum of Bahrain (also known as the National Museum of Bahrain) is the largest and one of the oldest museums in Bahrain. It was built near the King Faisal Highway in Manama. The museum possesses a rich collection of ancient artefacts archaeologyical Bahrain since 1988 and covers 6000 years history of Bahrain. This U.S. $ 30 million complex consists of three rooms dedicated to archeology and the ancient civilization of Dilmun, while two other rooms display the culture and lifestyle of the recent pre-industrial past of Bahrain. In 1993 a new hall was opened, the Natural History Hall, focusing on the natural environment of Bahrain. This hall has specimens from Bahrain's flora and fauna. One of the exhibits in the history section is a real mound which was transported from its site in the desert and back into the museum. Another feature is a tableau in which a scene from the Epic of Gilgamesh (in which reference to Bahrain is made as the paradise of Dilmun), depicts. Ancient Quranic manuscripts, notes on astronomy and historical documents and letters will be exhibited in the documents and manuscripts Hall. The building was designed by KHR Arkitekter of Denmark