Park Record | 1932-11-18 | Page 5 | Famed Louvre of Paris Spreads over 50 Acres

famed louvre of paris spreads over 50 acres paris the bourre la in paris can easily claim to be the th largest composite public building in the world for it occupies an arol area of nearly 50 acres dut but its size and even its architectural tec tep textural tural features are of far less importance to humanity than the superb art collections within its walls which had their beginning in the reign of 0 francis 1 I the great art patron who tried to make parts paris the mecca of tho the cultured world by attracting thither the leading artists of the day the second great importance Is its importance as a home of great royal scenes for here catherine de medici medic lived after henry II 11 was killed and it witnessed the marriage of margaret of valois to henry of navarre later henry IV of france