Louvre Museum

by Joan Carroll

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Louvre Museum

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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You can enjoy the art inside the Louvre Museum in Paris France and you can also enjoy the art that is the building itself! The Louvre Museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century. The present-day Louvre Palace is a vast complex of wings and pavilions on four main levels which, although it looks to be unified, is the result of many phases of building, modification, destruction and restoration. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces. One of the more recent extensions occurred in 1983 when French President Francois Mitterrand proposed relocating the Finance Ministry, and allowing displays throughout all three wings of the building. The Palace is situated in the right-bank of the River Seine and the facade along the river seen here is part of what is called for simplicity the Denon Wing. The bridge is the Pont Royal.

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June 24th, 2016

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