Musée de Louvre

The Musée de Louvre is actually located pretty close to Giang's apartment in Paris. It is one of the world's most visited museums and huge compared to anything I've seen thus far. I was able to go on Friday where the collection had free admission for young people, age 26 or less.



The Louvre is a C shaped structure. The a series of glass pyramids were created in the middle courtyard area. Originally many people opposed the idea of the new pyramids, however the artist promised that they would not disrupt the view of the building since he was going to make them completely out of glass. It turns out that the weight could not be supported with only glass so metal had to be added for support.


The entrance to the Louvre is through the main large glass pyramid in the middle. A set of spiraling and another set of straight staircases lead to the main lobby area. The main lobby is huge and in each direction leads to a different collection of works. There are entrance gates to each section, so I assume that if I wasn't getting the young person's free admission each section requires a different ticket.


Below are some of my favorite pieces of art.





Below is a picture from Napoleon's apartment. The first room was incredibly decorated and as I walked from room to room it became more and more extravagant. It makes the rooms on MTV Cribs look like the ghetto, well maybe not to that extreme, but you get the idea.


The interior of the Museum varied greatly between exhibits. Some had large open spaces while other areas were hallways.


There are several ceilings that are just incredible. I was able to get these shots with the 10mm ultrawide. Even though I had that lens, I was not able to capture the artwork in its entirety.