Bonjour tout le monde!

I thought it was about time I put up another posting on here and I thought this blog would be about one of the most amazing art museums in the world! For any Dan Brown fans, the Louvre Museum in Paris is probably a place that you may already know something about!

The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre en français) in Paris, France, is the most visited and one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The building was previously a royal palace, and is famous for holding several of the world's most prestigious works of art, the most famous (and most visited) works being Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Canova's Cupid and Psyche and Alexandros of Antioch's, Venus de Milo.

With a record 8.3 million visitors received in 2006, 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.
In the 1980's, the president of France, François Mitterrand, calloborated with modern architects to build two large glass pyramids in front of the Louvre Museum (see photo). The construction of the pyramid triggered considerable controversy because many people feel that this futuristic building looks quite out of place in front of the Louvre Museum with its classical architecture. Many view it as "a scar on the face of Paris" ... Quite harsh!!

Hope you enjoyed this little bit of info. I have been fortunate enough to visit the Louvre a few times and you can take my word for it - relish every moment in there! It isn't just the artwork that is fascinating, the building itself is an actualy palace and it stretches for ages.

À mecredi,

Melissa