Inside: Louvre Museum
One of the world’s biggest museum, Musée du Louvre (The Louvre Museum a.k.a. The Louvre) is also a historic monument. The museum is found inside the Louvre Palace which was built in the 12th century by Philip II as a fortress. It was then transformed into royal residence by the subsequent rulers of France until Henry XIV made a decision to have a palace built in Versailles. It was then converted into a museum on 1793. Currently, the Louvre contains 380,000 objects and is home to 35,000 works of art. With 15,000 visitors per day, it is considered as the most visited museum in the world.
The Louvre Palace grounds
Practical informations:
The Louvre is open every day (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Night opening until 9:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Closed on the following holidays: January 1, May 1, December 25
Ticket Prices:
€10 – Tickets for Permanent Collection
€11 – Tickets for Exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon
€14 – Access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in both the Louvré and the Musée Eugène Delacroix
Free admission – first Sunday of each month; disabled visitors and their guest/ helper; visitors under the age of 18
Apart from the Notre Dame Cathedral, this was where I spent the most of my time while I was on a trip in Paris. Whether I was inside the galleries or just chilling by the gardens outside the museum, I enjoyed them all the same. Although I couldn’t take the time to look at every piece of art there (I might get a headache), I still loved it! :D
Here are pictures in and around the museum to satisfy those curious minds of what’s it like there! ;)
From sculptures…
“Winged Victory of Samothrace”
The Nike of Samothrace. c. 190 BC
“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”
Antonio Canova c. 1787
“Horse Restrained by a Groom” aka “The Horses of Marly”
Guillaume ler Coustou 1739-1745
“Venus de Milo”
Alexandros of Antioch c. 130-100 BC
To paintings…
“La Belle Ferronnière” aka “Portrait of an Unknown Woman”
Leonardo da Vinci 1490-1496
“Portrait de jeune homme”
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi aka Sandro Botticelli 1475-1480
“Portrait présumé de Gabrielle d’Estrées et de sa soeur la duchesse de Villars”
École de Fontainebleau c. 16th century
“Le Sacre de Napoléon” aka “The Coronation of Napoleon”
Jacques-Louis David 1805-1807
And not to forget the most popular room in the whole palace…
“La Joconde” aka “Mona Lisa”
Leonardo da Vinci c. 1503–1519
There are some touristy stuff that one just had to do! :))
There’s just this wonderful atmosphere of creativeness and an appreciation of art that’s very palpable inside the museum. I enjoyed seeing small groups learning about art together from little kids to those who are of more advance in age. hehe
The Louvre is this beautiful place that I kept going back to in Paris. :)
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