History of Museums
The Louvre Museum
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The
Louvre is the world’s largest museum and most fascinating historical art
collections
house. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition
of
537 paintings, In the history of museums world famous paintings preserved
in
this museum. Sits along the banks of the Seine River in Paris, French.
The Louvre was originally built as afortress in the 12 century. In the16th century louvre was turned into a
renaissance style palace for royal art collection which consisted of a dozon
paintings by Leonardo di Vinci and Raphael had stolen from Italy. Once the
palace moved to Versailles and disrepair, full of bums, bars and brothels. The
palace renovated and expanded and renovated and was the home of king Louis XIV.
It also served as a royal palace until Louis XIV moved to the palace of
Versailles in 1682. The Louvre anwraps around a central square known as the
Cour Napoléon. It is in this square that you will find the renowned glass
pyramid that was designed by I.M. Pei and inaugurated in 1988. Not to the end
of discussion about the Louvre without you'll find inside. History of museums
the louvre has historical features. About 10 million visitors come each year, the
Louvre is the most visited and largest museum in the world.
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After the French revolution the
doors were opened for people. It contains some of the most famous paintings in the world such as the Venus di Milo, Mona
Lisa, Winged Victory of Samothrace and the best collection of Greek, Roman and
Egyptian antiquities and paintings. Most art lovers is the louvre. Mona lisa
and venus di Milo well known in the world. The Mona Lisa is a
half-length portrait of a woman that was painted by famous Italian Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci. Consequent to the
Louvre museum, da Vinci workd on the Mona Lisa between the year of 1503 and 1506.
Under Napolion a northern wing
paralleling the Grande Galerie was begun, and the collection grew through Napoleon.
Dominique Vivant Denon wqas appointed
the museum's first director. he was Napoleon's art advisor, and accompanied him
on the expedition to Egypt. Through his initiative, the Valley of Kings in Egypt was discovered and studied
extensively. As a result, he was later installed by Napoleon as the director of Mesee Napoleon formerly the Louvre, build the status of the museum as a
center for global storehouse for cultural heritage. In Napoleon's
period, acquisitions came from conquered lands and the museum was known as
Musée Napoleon. After his defeat at Waterloo, the museum returned to its original name. |
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The main entrance is
through the lass pyramid in Cour Napoleon. Below the Pyramid the Hall Napoleon,
a 700 foot cave which hold the ticket office. must be pick a map at the information desk. Guide help
visitor except Sunday and Tuesday. Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo the most
famous attractions of visitors, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Virgin
of the Rocks areTwo paintings by Leonardo da Vinci Gilles by
Jean-Antoine Watteau or the great masterpieces of David, The Oath of the
Horatii and Coronation of Napolean, Esclaves(Slaves), Turkish Bath, Diana Resting After Her
Bath. are not to be miss for visits.
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The Louvre displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments. It contain more than 380,000 objects. Averaging with 65 person foreign tourists 15,000 visitors come to the Luuvre Museum per day. It is the world’s second most visited museum. In the history of museums the Louvre Museum is storehouse of historical Antiquities in the world.
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