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Advantages: Only place to see the Mona Lisa Disadvantages: Very busy all the time
Museedu Louvre (Louvre Museum)
Background
The Louvre is the most visited and one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world.
The first royal ?Castle of the Louvre? was founded in what was then the western edge of Paris by Philip Augustus in 1190, as a fortified royal palace to defend Paris on its west against Plantagenet attacks. The first building in the existing Louvre was begun in 1535, after demolition of the Old Castle (foundations of the Old Castle are now an exhibition). The architect Pierre Lescot introduced to Paris the new design vocabulary of the Renaissance, which had been developed in the chateaux of the Loire.
During his reign (1589 ? 1610), King Henry IV added the Grande Galerie. Henry IV, a promoter of the arts, invited hundreds of artists and craftsmen to live and work ...
pricey1980 06.08.2007 (07.08.2007)
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Advantages: grand architecture and truly spectacular exhibitions Disadvantages: can be quite crowded, impossible to finish in one day
it is impossible to describe the sheer splendour of the musee louvre. with the da vinci code, this structure has achieved cult-like status (no pun intended) around the world!
first up, the exterior of the louvre. it is simply one of the largest and most breathtaking buildings. i would probably rank it as the most magnificient structure in paris, even ahead of the eiffel. the glass triangle dome makes it super unique and a picture with it would definitely say a thousand words.
next up, the interior. the lourve is split up into 3 different galleries, Scully, Denon and Richelieu if i remember correctly. anw, if u ask the info counter staff, they would always recommend the gallery with mona lisa in it.
the experience is like a pilgrimage. hundreds of ppl would flock straight to the mona lisa (hard to miss with loads of pointing to ...
roycechew 23.10.2006 (24.10.2006)
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Advantages: So many things to see. Disadvantages: Can be a little overwhelming.
My boyfriend and I visited Paris for a long weekend in early February and top of both of our lists of ?must-see? places was the Muséedu Louvre. I thought I would tell you all about it.
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History
The Louvre is the world?s largest museum and was founded during the French Revolution in 1793 in the former Royal Palace of Louis XIV. The original palace was started in 1200 and the most recent addition is Le Pyramide in Cour Napoleon, basically a big glass pyramid in the Louvre?s central courtyard. Added by former president François Mitterand, it was desperately unpopular when it was announced in 1989 but has now been taken to Parisian hearts. The museum has more than thirteen kilometres of galleries and holds more than 400,000 paintings, sculptures and objets d?arts. Only a fraction of these are displayed at any ...
Misslongstocking 15.03.2005
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