Sunday, July 13, 2008

Palais Royal Musée du Louvre


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The location where the Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code started; one of the most visited art museums in the world; the home of various masterpieces, art and sculpture; Behold - the Louvre.

Beneath the glass pyramid was the underground lobby and in it, hangs the inverted glass pyramid together with the smaller one at the bottom. This was the location mentioned in the fictional novel, which was the final resting place of Mary Magdalene.

For those who are expecting a Mona Lisa photo, please kindly download from anywhere online as the Mona Lisa was displayed behind a glass pane. This made photographing her a really difficult task with the reflection of the visitors without a lens filter.

The galleries in the Louvre were decorated with various masterpieces from different ages and different civilizations. It was almost impossible to visit the Louvre from one end to the other. We had to choose which galleries to visit, as we had only 5 hours. Only 5 hours...

Cupid and Psyche, embracing each other, a wonderful sculpture of the God of Love and the mortal woman he loved for dearly.

A wonderful way to move through the Louvre with all she has to offer was to first visit those that you must, and then at a leisurely pace, go through all the rest as you wish. Never rush as you might miss out one that you yourself really liked, which however may not be the main attraction of the museum.

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