The Louvre In the heart of one of the biggest city of the world Paris‚ lies the biggest museum of the world LOUVRE. With a surface of 210‚000 m2 ‚66‚600 of them are devoted to exhibitions. This museum holds 35‚000 masterpieces and eight different collections. To be able to visit the entire museum I had to go several times and take over from where I left. What really fascinated me and grab my attention is the Egyptian antiquity section. I was charmed about this because it had all the details
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commonly as The Louvre has been the home to the French monarchy‚ a battle fortress during the Hundred Years War and currently as a world-class museum with art ranging from the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci(which some believe to be a self-portrait of DaVinci) to artifacts from Ancient Egypt to Greek‚ Etruscan‚ Native American and Near East antiquities. But the Louvre was not always the artistic mecca that the world has familiarized the name with. Since its beginnings‚ the Louvre has conferred legitimacy
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historical testimonies‚ but not less modernism. In this mixture of beautiful things‚ I did not know how to start my dream’s journey. Before I even realized‚ I found myself in a long line‚ waiting to access one of the most famous museums in the word: The Louvre. The museum is impressive. Huge rooms‚ exceeding sized sculptures‚ large paintings. I saw the masterpieces Venus de Milo‚ Victory of Samothrace‚ Giaconda. I will mention an interesting sculpture to its conception: four giants placed each in the four
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Museum Tour of Louvre I decided to take a virtual tour of the Museum of Louvre located in France. The web site can be found at http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp I took the tour place on May 28‚ 2006. I was introduced to this web through my step father who was raised in Paris. The tour consisted of many different aspects of arts such as Islamic arts‚ paintings‚ Greek‚ Etruscan and Roman antiquities‚ sculptures and decorative arts. The tour was very quick and precise. They gave
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vision and mission Louvre was built by Philip II in the end of 12 century. At that time‚ the Louvre was a castle which had been used to defense but not to live. In 14 century‚ Charlie V decided to live into the Louvre. During the French Revolution‚ Louvre was opened to public as a museum. After Napoleon was in power‚ he began to expand the scan of the Louvre. And at the period of Napoleon III‚ Louvre museum buildings were finished up completely. Until now the Louvre has become well-known in
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Psych 1 Museum Pieces I visited a museum in Paris online called the Louvre Museum. I chose a museum in Paris because they say it is the city of love and I would love to visit Paris one day. I came across three items that caught my attention. The first item the that caught my eye was this beautiful‚ amazing sculpture by Antonio Canova. The sculptures called "A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupids Kiss“. What caught my attention about this piece was a man holding a woman
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astounding with it being 2000 years old. Initially known at Lutetia‚ it was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52 B.C. The French kings who governed France from 448 until 1848 made many beautiful monuments in Paris which include the palace of Versailles and the Louvre Museum. The Catholic Church being a big part of Paris built many great churches which include Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle. Paris first became the capital of France in 508 under King Clovis. It is very significant to its country because it is the
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tower .It has become both a global icon of France.The tower is the tallest building in Paris .It’s beautiful and gigantic. I will go on the Eiffel tower for sight-seeing ‚ I think it’s very beautiful and higher. Second‚ I will go to the Louvre museum. The Louvre Museum was one of the world’s largest museums‚ the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. There are many art gallery in that museum.I want to go to this place because I want to visit art gallery.Third place
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The Hellenistic Art period started in 323 BC marked by the death of Alexander the Great. During this period of time‚ art took a turn towards over dramatized renditions of emotional scenes. The artists of the Hellenistic times used sweeping lines and high contrast of light to create their art. The artists of this period practiced giving their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable
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de Triumphed‚ The Louvre‚ Notre Dame and lot of other places are all located in the heart of Paris‚ France. Paris with its French food‚ romantic places and extraordinary views was like seeing heaven. I’ll never forget the day I was sitting in a French café‚ eating wear food and looking out people passing by. Paris Is a very populate place‚ but it’s the nicest place I been to. French people are not very nice with you. We experience some pickpockets around us. Inside the Louvre‚ a museum in Paris
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