The Louvre Museum or simply The Louvreis one of the worlds largest museums and a historic monument Pyramid du luvre The Louvre Pyramid Pyramide du Louvre is a large glass and metal ID: 489092
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The Louvre museum
The Louvre Museum or simply The Louvre—is one of the world's largest museums, and a historic monument.Slide2
Pyramid du luvreThe Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide
du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid
, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (
Cour
Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989,[1] it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.Slide3
A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square
metres
(652,300 square feet). With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum.
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace (
Palais du Louvre) which began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II.INFORMATIONSlide4
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The collection of the Louvre Museum was first established in the 16th century as the private collection of King Francis I. One of the works of art he purchased was the now famous Mona Lisa painting. The collection grew steadily thanks to donations and purchases by the kings. In 1793, during the French Revolution, the Louvre became a national art museum and the private royal collection opened to the public. Slide5
The sully wing
The Sully wing is the oldest part of the Louvre. The second floor holds a collection of French paintings, drawings and prints. One of the highlights is the erotic Turkish Bath, painted in the late 18th century by Jean-Auguste
-Dominique Ingres.
The first and ground floors of the Sully wing display works from the enormous collection of antiquities. In the 30 rooms with Egyptian antiquities you find artifacts and sculptures from Ancient Egypt such as the famous Seated Scribe and a colossal statue of Pharaoh
Ramesses II. Slide6
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