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Show " "ttt wrv 1 1 O If there is one place in the world where art can be billed in big, bold capital letters, it is the Louvre in Paris, for centuries the cradle of the world's richest collection col-lection of masterpieces. This is the treasure house that is a must" in the grand tour of any art lover. The tour begins in the long corridor (left) which leads to the entrance of the art gallery gal-lery of the Louvre. As it now stands, the Louvre is 750 yards long, 182 yards wide and about 85 feet high. Photo below shows the "grand staircase" which leads up to the treasured "Winged Victory." This scene illustrates the architectural beauty of the palace itself, aside from its being a storehouse of art pieces. world Cradle Of Art ' ' ' Sr f f IS I'll VNC';- ;)-' ,.,": : I - I -I 111.-- - -.1' ) r i i Here is the original body beautiful right), perhaps one of the most visited pieces of art in the Louvre. Aside from -the Mona Lisa and the Winged Victory, jfjthe Venus de Milo is the pride of the .-.collection. Tourists often pause for jliours to admire the ageless statue. i Here is the original body beautiful p"w w , "?YT ! H right), perhaps one of the most visited ? ' 'V&C.v7j st;Jn pieces of art in the Louvre. Aside from , " 1 'ti f f M jthe Mona Lisa and the Winged Victory, ' V ' . 7f 'HifWt jthe Venus de Milo is the pride of the v jf"' Ji -.collection. Tourists often pause for y-" , 'i'K, ' liours to admire the ageless statue. , J l'fx K'kMM I '7 'h The photo at left might seem to border r l' on the irreverent to an art lover. But this IT-ffltJ -J tourist wanted a picture of the Louvre CtiT1 S;" ' building, and if he uses the statue of Cae- ", jf i. sar Augustus, or anyone else, as a tripod, fjv'lS' ""- i ' it's lust a means to an end-no disrespect intended. The photographer is interested k2.Sm;&l !" he .l.ng which ,s m reality a paintng I in itseit. The photo at left might seem to border on the irreverent to an art lover. But this tourist wanted a picture of the Louvre building, and if he uses the statue of Caesar Cae-sar Augustus, or anyone else, as a tripod, it's just a means to an end no disrespect intended. The photographer is interested in the ceiling which is in reality a paintng in itself. :' M w '.-A-vt&m twX'Mm 'JUS ymSi'i ' - --JL ...Am . 1 Another attraction, aside from the masterpieces, are the art coypists (above). They copy ;0rigmals in the Louvre and sell them, often at fabulous prices. Some are so good that it takes 'he expert eye of a connoisseur to tell the copy from the original. |