During my visit to France, I decided to take the time to visit one of the most famous and renowned museums in all of Europe, and, indeed, throughout the world. The Louvre is known and recognized the world over for its wide and ever-growing collection of artful masterpieces gathered from all over the world and throughout antiquity. Built originally as a palace and fortress in the city of Paris by Philip II during the late 15th-century, the Louvre now serves as a residence to 340,000 of the greatest paintings, sculptures, and art pieces of all time.
Standing outside of the Louvre is a glass pyramid. It is the first thing I saw as I was entering the museum. Upon entering the museum, atop the grand staircase stands a remarkable masterpiece of sculpture. It is Nike, the Winged Victory of Samothrace. It is truly a splendid sight to welcome the countless visitors into the famous museum. I did happen to notice, however, that the Winged Victory has no head. Yes, Nike seems to have been amputated somewhere throughout the course of time. I couldn't help but to wonder just how much more beautiful Nike would be with her head still attached. Nonetheless, the statue is captivating all the same. It is no wonder why Nike is often referred to as "the pearl of the Louvre.".
After being welcomed into the museum by Nike, I noticed that she is not the only dismembered member of the Louvre. The Venus de Milo stands without her arms attached. Perhaps that's the reason that Venus de Milo has a bare chest: Without any arms or hands to cover her body, how is she to conceal herself from the gazing eyes of the museums countless voyeurs? Other magnificent sculptures worth mentioning are Diana the Huntress and Bernini's sculpture of The Sleeping Hermaphrodite. As for the latter, it is so interesting to see the spectators stare in amazement at the horizontal figure in the sculpture as they try to figure, Is it a man or a woman?.
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The Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world. ... Within a 100 years from then, the French revolution happened and it was then when the Louvre was transformed into a museum. ... According to a report issued by the Paris Office of Tourism, The Louvre is the worlds most visited museum, averaging 15,000 visitors per day. The Louvre Pyramid is a glass and metal pyramidal structure that serves as the entrance to the museum. As the items to be displayed keep increasing, French officials have decided on building more museums under the Louvre name. ...
In modern society, "museum" plays an important role. ... In my case, I felt the Louvre Museum which is located in France, Paris while I was traveling the Europe, and I believed that I have different feeling than others because of my unusual background as a Korean student who is majoring finance at United States. ... Historically, the Louvre Museum was the palace of the kings of France from 14 century to 1628, and changed to one of the three world's major museum for the last two centuries that has original painting of Monna Lisa. When I had been arrived the main gate of the Louvre, I was a...
Yet the copy at the National Museum in Rome shows to be made of plaster, and the piece located at the Louvre in Paris is a Roman copy after the original made of marble in the 2nd century BC. ... The woman at the Louvre, however is in fabulous condition, with no portions missing, and the marble clean and restored. ... Looking at the copy from the National Museum in Rome, the viewer can tell that Hermaphrodite must have been intended to be seen from behind. ...
Our hotel was situated in the heart of Paris which gave us ample time to visit the most famous sites, such as the Louvre museum. After the French Revolution, the Louvre became the great museum that it is today. ... One can imagine the devastation I went through, having to visit all the museums which looked almost the same. ...
Her most favorite places were the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Louvre. ... Her mom, dad, and she ventured out at the crack of dawn to wait on the endless line to Louvre. While standing on line, sally was mesmerized by the huge, glistening glass pyramid entranceway to the museum. ... As she walked into the Louvre, she couldn't believe her eyes! There were thousands and thousands of pieces of art work and sculptures in the museum. ...
The most popular museum in France, and perhaps the world, is the Louvre. The Louvre contains historical paintings, sculptures and other forms of art such as the Mona Lisa and the Venis de Milo. Pei's Pyramids at the Louvre are beautiful glass pyramids outside of the museum. ...
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown The first thing that happens in the DaVinci code is that the curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris, get murdered. ... Museum curators have a special pen that they use to mark paintings with. ... He scribbled codes that he knew Sophie could break all over the Louvre that would lead her to uncover the Priory's secrets. ... The chase around London looking for the tomb was a wild goose chase because the tomb was back at the Louvre protected by Sanuere. ... The book's ending is "hallmark" when the Holy Grail turns out to be buried and protected in t...
