Show i 4 A Y N ca j Z X J 4 K 0 here is the he original body beautiful fi right glit perhaps one of the most visited pieces of art in the louvre aside from the monalisa mono Mond lisa and the victory the venus de milo is the pride of the collection tourists often pause for t hours to admire the ageless statue Q if there is one place in the world where art con can be billed in big bold capital letters it is the louvre louvre in paris for centuries the cradle of the worlds richest collection of masterpieces this thi s is the tha treasure house t that h at 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 of the louvre As it now stands the louvre is yards long yards wide and about 85 feet high photo below shows the it h a grand staircase which leads up to the it h e treasured red winged victory this scene illustrates it the h e architectural beauty of the palace itself aside fro from m its being a storehouse of a art it pieces world cradle of M s I 1 ja r V x cw 7 4 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 augustus or anyone else as a tripod its just a means to an end no disrespect intended the photographer is interested in the coiling ceiling which asin is in reality a pain paining trig in itself T 4 4 V A N V VV A 41 h r ra W qi ta 44 Z K V another attraction aside from the masterpieces are arc the ho art above they copy originals in the Louvre and sell thern them often at fabulous prices sonic some are arc so good that it if takes the expert eye of a connoisseur to toll tell tho the copy from alie original |