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The best arts museum in the world!
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welcome to one of the best museums in the world! -
Just across the Palais Royal -
The Louvre Paris -
no apple store down there! -
The museum courtyard -
The Louvre Carrousel Garden in the distance -
Lets use a fast track! -
with funky looking glass pyramids -
the queues are ultra long! -
the west entrances are usually empty -
which brings us across... -
the main circle road -
statues included! -
into the Carrousel Gardens -
snow covered gardens to begin with -
the west entrances, look for the lions -
tada! -
Instant entry with no queues! -
4 floors of arty museumy goodness -
big vase is big -
look at the crowds -
to see one of Leonardo da Vinci's... -
Got Mona? -
The Mona Lisa -
seriously I have no idea why it's so popular -
greatest paintings -
move on guys! -
Mona Lisa ain't the only great painting here -
the place is huge -
did I say HUGE? -
look at roof! -
The Gericault (aka The Raft of the Medusa) -
Love the spacious galleries -
The painting galleries -
given how large some of the paintings are! -
Large stair wells connects the galleries -
The Winged Victory... -
of Samothrace -
The sculpture hallway -
they ain't talking! -
with lots of nudity to boot -
few of the many elaborate galleries -
Wall murals -
Busts -
awesome ceiling works -
it's just like in Florence! -
The gallery runs along many connecting galleries -
which are intuitive to follow on the musem map -
despite the size of the museum -
Pottery on display