Advantages: one of the biggest place in Europe, and 99% pedestrian! Disadvantages: none but could be cleaner I guess!
...quarters listed above. The first place dates back from 1755.
It is huge and once described as the largest place in Europe. But then Montpellier used to have a very megalomaniac mayor !
The history of the Place de la Comedie is in itself a living proof and a legacy. For this place was, 30 years ago, only a little egg shaped roundabout named Place de L'Oeuf (the Egg's Place) where cars would drive around. What made this egg shape place so special was a very famous sculpture by Etienne Antoine in 1773, the 3 Graces (all daughters of Greek god Zeus) sitting on the top of a fountain.
The fountain is still in place today (but the sculpture has been replaced by a copy few years ago and the original is on display at Musee Fabre not so far from the Place) and a Carrara marble line circles it in… egg shape of course!
The Place de la Comedie, once know...
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Advantages: Huge collection of art pieces and drawings Disadvantages: none
...Musee du Louvre is an art piece by itself, besides the thousands and thousands of art pieces and drawings it stores. The entrance of pyramid is spectacular. Inside, there are so many sections of art display, be it egyptian, chinese, ancient art, modern art. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, pottery, whatever I can think of, are in this museum. The most popular of all is the Leornado di Vinci's Monalisa. To my amusement, it is being framed up and bordered around. One could only view it from a distance of three feet away, let alone touch it, excuse me. Well, it is an excellent art piece I would say. However, the huge number of viewers cluttering in front of it always seem neverending. You need at least a week to enjoy the entire art collection in the museum. If you are in Paris for the first Sunday of the month, pop...
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I have been a Muse fan since 2003 and the release of "Absolution". I have since seen them live 7 times, including the 16th June 2007 at Wembley Stadium.
So, as you would gather, I was looking forward to this DVD for a long long time. It was originally more