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Louvre Museum, Paris, France ~ World Eyes Travel

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

The history of the Louvre Museum dates back to the late 12th century. The royal collection in the museum today began when King Francois I invited Leonardo da Vinci in regards to a work opportunity a few years before his death. As a result, subsequent royals continued this tradition and began to make room for antiquities inside the palace. It was King Louis XVI, who planned on opening a museum in the palace after acquiring several important paintings of the Spanish and Dutch schools.
 
 
The collections of the Louvre Museum first opened to the public on August 10, 1793. It is not possible to view all collections in the museum in just a single day. Hence, visitors are advised to spread their visit over several days. The layout of the museum can make navigating confusing, but it is otherwise an extremely visitor-friendly attraction. Moreover, the color-coded maps that are provided for by the museum make it easier for the visitors to plan and locate the departments, making it simple for them to know where the most famous exhibits are kept.

The galleries inside the Louvre Museum are quite spacious, but there are exceptions when it comes to extremely famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa, which attracts packed crowds.

The collections of the museum are divided into eight departments such as Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Greek, Etruscan, Roman Antiquities, etc. They are strategically distributed over four floors and three wings (Denon, Sully, and Richelieu).


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