Lara's Home (tr2)

**Lara's home** is the training level from Tomb Raider 2.

The famous Croft Manor or Lara's Home: the training level of TR II. Now it has an annoying butler and a freezer (you do the math). A private room, bathroom, kitchen and treasury room. And last but not least: an assault course outside.

## Known references

### 00.01 - Golden statue

Golden statue in the gameOriginal one.
In the treasure room, there is an golden idol or statue. The original one came from the British museum. Found here .

### 00.02 - Painting of horses

Painting in the gameOriginal one.
Found at coredesign.com, it is a painting of some horses made by George Stubbs.

Details:

* Title: "Mares and foals in a river landscape"
* Artist: George Stubbs
* Year: 1763

### 00.03 - Painting of unicorns

Painting in the gameOriginal one.
Found at coredesign.com . It is a painting of unicorn and a lion by William Morris.

Details:

* Title: Quest for the holy Grail
* Artist: William Morris
* Year: 1895

### 00.04 - Canape Recaimiere

Picture in gameOriginal one.
The canape Recaimiere or a divan is a sitting furniture from Greek and French origin.

The picture in game has leopard pattern. Found a generic image of the internet.

### 00.05 - Painting with two ladies

Painting in gameOriginal one.
Found at coredesign.com.

Details:

* Title: Two ladies of the Lake family
* Artist: Sir Peter Lely
* Year: 1660

## Recycled images

These pictures are found in Tomb Raider 1 as well as in Tomb Raider 2. For more pictures look at Lara's Home (tr1)

### 00.06 - Painting of Elizabeth I

Found at coredesign.com.

Details:

* Title: Drewe portrait
* Artist George Gower
* Year: 1580
* On portrait: Queen Elizabeth I

### 00.07 - Painting of Lady Jane Grey

Found at coredesign.com.

Details:

* Title: Streatham portrait
* Artist: unknown
* Year: 1590s
* On Portrait, Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England (r. 1553).

### 00.08 - Painting of Tsar Peter the Great

Found at coredesign.com.

Details:

* Title: Battle of Poltava
* Artist: unknown
* Year: 1794
* On portrait: Tsar Peter the Great

### 00.09 - Painting of Queen Mary

Found at coredesign.com.

Details:

* Title: Mary, Queen of Scots
* Artist: Unkonwn
* Year: 1610
* On portrait: Mary Queen of Scots

### 00.10 - Atlantean Statues in the maze

Statues in the maze of TR2Statues in TR1Statues in the city of Tula
At the Croft manor mansion there is also a maze. In this maze Lara Croft encounters a statue. These statues are based on the statues of the City of Tula in Mexico. It was the main city created by the Toltec civilization. The statues are recycled from Tomb Raider 1: City of Vilcabamba. The statues are also known as Atlantean statues.

### 00.11 - Cat statue

Cat statue in TR2Cat statue in TR1The original cat statue
At the Croft manor mansion is a treasury room. In that treasury room can be seen a cat statue. The cat statue is based on the "Gayer-Anderson cat statue", a statue from Saïs, Egypt, from the Late Period of ancient Egypt. This statue was featured in Tomb Raider 1: City of Khamoon.

### 00.12 - Tumi, seal, and flesh

Golden Tumi, Inca dress and dragon sealGolden Tumi appeared in TR1Dragon seal
In the treasury room there are some shelves with objects on it.

* The first one is a small yellow figure. It is an Inca golden "Tumi", a ritual knife. This is a reference to Tomb Raider 1: City of Vilcabamba. Lara has to pick up the object as a key for later on in the level.
* The second one is a small seal with a dragon on it. It is a reference to Tomb Raider 2: Temple of Xian.
* The flesh thing could be a reference to the creatures of Atlantis.

## Unknown references

### 00.13 - Fish fountain

There is a fish or dolphin fountain in the garden near the house. This could be a reference to a Roman fountain, scanned and putted in the game. I couldn't find the original source.

### 00.14 - Carpet

A look at the beautiful carpet of her mansion. Might think it is Persian.

### 00.16 - Herbs

Some herbs in the kitchen. Unknown what they are.

### 00.18 - The locker with no key

In Croft manor there is no key to find, but next to Lara Croft's bed is a lock. Unfortunately there is nothing behind the door.

### 00.19 - Upside down paintings

The designers changed the paintings a little, they are hanging upside down.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E\_Am1927-1007-6
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://core-design.com/article99.html
3. ↑ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canap%C3%A9
4. ↑ https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Canape-recamiere-Leopard-Gold-Baroque-Sofa-Palace-stool-upholstered-seat-couch/362205633910
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantean\_figures