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Le Louvre Paris

Description: The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the largest, oldest, most important and famous ... more

Le Louvre Paris ... art gallery and museum in the world. The Louvre has a long history of artistic and historic conservation, from the Capetian dynasty until today. The building was previously a royal palace, and is famous for holding several of the world's most prestigious works of art, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo. Located in the center of the city of Paris, between the Rive Droite of the Seine and the rue de Rivoli in the Ier arrondissement, it is accessed by the Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre Metro station. The equestrian statue of Louis XIV constitutes the starting point axe historique, but the palace is not aligned on this axis.

Newest Review: ... including Davinci's Mona Lisa. There are various floors with many other departments including greek and roman antiquities, eastern antiquities, prints, paintings, decorative arts, islamic art and sculptures. The galleries are often packed and its a hastle having to queue for many of the works. If your a keene art lover and just like to sit and watch the silences are often disturbed by talking ... more

... groups. For those who are not keene but would like to learn more there are guides availible and also audio. However you can often latch onto private tours that do not use audio touring. A slight dissapointment is in the glass pyrimids which spoil the ov...more

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Le Louvre Paris: Love the Louvre (137 words)
by soundmaniac1981 - written on 09/07/07 (Somewhat useful, 44 readings)
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I cant believe no-one has written a review on this wonderful gallery and museum of art. It boasts over 35000 works of art including Davinci's Mona Lisa. There are various floors with many other departments including greek and roman antiquities, eastern antiquities, prints, paintings, decorative arts, islamic art and sculptures. The galleries are often packed and its a hastle having to queue for many of the works. If your a keene art lover and just like to sit and watch the silences are often disturbed by talking groups. For those who are not keene but would like to learn more there are guides availible and also audio. However you can often latch onto private tours that ...

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