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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THE PYRAMIDS Pyramid (architecture) ‚ ceremonial structures used as tombs or temples that were built by the people of certain ancient civilization ‚ notably the ancient Egyptians ‚ the Aztecs ‚ and the Maya ‚ and certain other ancient peoples of the northern Andean region of South America . The Pyramids of Egypt are of an exact pyramidal form ‚ having four triangular sides that meet at a point at the summit . Pyramids in Central
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differences) between Ancient Egyptian Pyramids‚ Mesopotamian ziggurats‚ and the pyramids of Pre-Columbian South America. All of them had major significance for their peoples cultures and religious beliefs‚ as well as having historic significance today. The greatest parallel between all of these ancient skyscrapers is that they were made for the upper echelons of these now defunct civilizations. The Egyptians built the most of these cultures. Over 90 royal pyramids were produced between roughly 2500
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Egyptian and Mayan Pyramids Can you imagine building something almost as big as eight football fields? Skilled laborers who built the Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan pyramids built them almost or that big! The Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan pyramids are fascinating insights upon history. These pyramids are attached to great tradition as well as an historic past. They had similar and different features. This is what made them so unique and special. As you will see‚ these breathe taking pyramids shine on their
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Great Pyramids‚ specifically‚ The Great Pyramid at Giza. This Great Pyramid is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This Great Pyramid contains chambers specifically for the King and Queen and is believed to have taken 20 years to have been built. (Wikipedia) The Egyptians employed many experienced men‚ up to 100‚000. These men were worked hard and work for 10 days to receive one day off. (Smith) What I believe is most amazing in the creation of this Great Pyramid is Egyptians
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