Louvre Museum, Paris

the Louvre pyramid entrance is an architecture that defy all Parisians....

bcoz of its shape and values....

right smack in the middle of the Renaissance style fortress

first constructed by King Philippe-Auguste in 1190

and got elaborated by the next few kings and empire over the 4 centuries

this pyramid was designed by I M Pei

the Master of Modern Architecture

my other fav design of his is Bank of China @ Hong Kong

the musem opens at 10am

we got our tickets online and dunnit to queue up...just crash through the security scan and go in

:P

well we alwiz have to do extra scanning bcoz of our GIGANTIC camerasssSSsssss

without the cameras...this blog will not be as fun...agree

the lamp post outside were so beautiful

one of the icons of Paris - lamp post :P

JS, Saint Veeny & Dinos the Great

all dressed for the winter chill

all museums have got cloak room

so u dun have to lug ur umbrellas/winter wear/peripherals around

in the distance is the Winged Victory of Samothrace

Louvre museum is super HUGE

so to finish it in a day and not missing any important pieces

u got to plan ur routes(s)sssSSsssss

and so we did.....with Monkey as the GPS

hey mate....does ur phone have service in here???

I think mine is quite good.....yours?

the famous very very famous sculpture

and my powderful memory kinda forgotten its name and artist

JS cropped the pic to this beautiful shot

it's a postcard pic everywhere in Paris :)

 

so many marbles greek sculptures

u must not miss Aphrodite the Venus of Milo

the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty

it was found in the Aegean Sea at Milo Island

and looted by Napoleon Bonaparte during his conquer-ship of the Romans

Berr wat u doin there?

u r supposed to stay inside the bag!!!

he is smiling wide :D

coz we were viewing the most prized collection of Louvre

Mona Lisa aka La Gioconda by Leonardo Da Vinci

this was the nearest we could get to the painting :)))))

before the alarm shoots off

Mona Lisa has the most visitors and her very own wall

for such a small piece of painting

having survived for more than 500 years of theft *it was stolen a couple of times*

and vandalism and attacks 

yeah there are stupid ppl who attacked this painting with stones, mugs, acid

hence the bullet proof glass that protecting it now

The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese

this is a very important painting and u must not miss it

bcoz it is fr the christian new testament

more spectacular paintings

and Monkey looked so tiny...like a hamster :P

to view all paintings in the museum, the key is 15 seconds per painting

read the description - artist, year, works, origin, description

and then enjoy the art

well the important ones...I think we spent more than 15 minutes :P

the crowning of Napoleon 1

hmmmm who was this again?????

how come they go to war naked? 

:P:P:P:P:P:P

many students and artists were busy working their stuffs at the museums

this HUGE as a wall silk carpet was a gift to France by some Asian countries

Berr was highly regarded in the french community...bcoz elephants are strong and clever animal

*remember....memory of an elephant???*

gloomy weather outside....

so it was indeed a good day we planned it indoor :))))

 this weird stone is the famous "Code of Hammurabi"

Babylonian code of law dated back to 1700 BCE

the inscription was done in Akkadian Language on this huge 7.4 feet black stone

arghhhh pls dun bite me...

according to the Hammurabi codes...if u bite me i shall bite u 12 times harder :P

but my teeth are so small :P

Rhino replied: "dun purposely put ur monkey head here or I shall put my huge can die stone head inside ur mouth"

beautiful chinas - gifts from the Emperor of China to France

one of Napoleon's dining hall

there was a section of his apartment for viewing

nice :))))

Saint Veeny & Monkey taking a break

viewing some of the works from 18th and 19th centuries

another interpretation of The Last Supper

Adam & Eve :))))))

 according to the guide, this is a very important piece

Gabrielle d'Estrees and Her Sister

she was the mistress to King Henry IV of France

the beautiful St Mary Magdalene

the most important woman in Jesus's life

we left the museum late afternoon

and before that, must snap pic with this inverted pyramid

visit their website for more details:

www.louvre.fr