World's most famous art museum

LUVR far from the entrance to the museum is located three-span triumphal arch-roundabout facing facade of the entrance to the palace. The Arch was erected in honor of military victories of Napoleon. She was supposed to serve as a solemn entry into the residence of the emperor (the Tuileries Palace), destroyed by fire in the late XIX century. Grand palace of French kings, a monument of Renaissance architecture, the famous Louvre Museum, as a result of this restoration looks like he looked even under Henri IV and Louis XIII after a substantial restructuring of the complex. Entrance from the courtyard in the new halls of the museum is designed as a pyramid of glass a piece of cake design. Project of its creator, American architect of Chinese descent, has caused at the time a lot of criticism. "Leaving" under the ground glass pyramid with a frame made of aluminum alloy acts as a canopy over the entrance. The original open design is adapted specifically for persons with disabilities and in perfect harmony with modern interior hall. To get to the Louvre Museum, you must first go downstairs, where there are information kiosks and cash registers, and then climb into the museum itself, to start by selecting one of three directions show exposure. Venus de Milo, a symbol of feminine beauty, is an ancient Greek art. Parian marble betrays the body of the goddess warm light. Gallery became a museum and opened to the public August 10, 1793. Since that time, the number of exhibits in the Museum strongly increased, especially abundant completion occurred at a time when France ruled, Napoleon I, collected from defeated enemies reparations in the form of works of art. Currently, the museum catalog numbers about 400,000 items. The value of the Louvre as a global repository of cultural values ??can not be overemphasized. See also: For the first time in France - Part 2