If I go to see the Louvre, first of all where is it? And also what pieces of art MUST I see?
2007-03-15 15:38:45 · 5 answers · asked by radioactive_babywipes 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The Louvre is pretty much right in the center of Paris. You should use one of these ways to get there
If you're going to take the metro you need to get off at the Palais-Royal-Musee du Louvre station.
If you are taking the bus, the following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus.
If you're driving in a car an they have an underground parking garage. The entrance is on avenue du General Lemonnier.
They have a thing called Batobus so if you're taking that
get off at the Louvre stop, quai Francois Mitterrand.
As for the things you need to see:
It really all depends on what you're interested in
The Mona Lisa is a given but they also have some workshops and they usually have a temporary exhibition for the season so you should look into all of that before you go so you will know how much time to give yourself.
My advice is to take your time and enjoy it. There's no way you'll be able to see everything so pick out what you're intersted in seeing. Good Luck!
2007-03-15 16:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by nevada90 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is the most visited and one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The Louvre has a long history of artistic and historic conservation, from the Capetian dynasty until today. The building was previously a royal palace, and is famous for holding several of the world's most prestigious works of art, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo. Located in the centre of the city of Paris, between the Rive Droite of the Seine and the rue de Rivoli in the Ier arrondissement, it is accessed by the Palais Royal — Musée du Louvre Metro station. The equestrian statue of Louis XIV constitutes the starting point axe historique, but the palace is not aligned on this axis.
With a record 8.3 million visitors received in 2006[1], the Louvre is widely seen as the most visited culture and art museum in the world. It's also the most visited monument in Paris.
2007-03-15 22:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by skybluu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in Paris, and there is more to see than you can experience in a week. Buy a guide book and decide which tours to take.
2007-03-15 22:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by lestermount 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Main piece of work: the Mona Lisa... but it is called something else there... and it starts with a "j"...
2007-03-15 22:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by Shupert 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
go see ....
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/alaune.jsp?bmLocale=en
2007-03-16 20:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by anon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋