France

<Louvre Museum>

 Louvre Museum is one of the world`s top three museums. It was just fortress when it was built in 1190, it became huge by reconstructing it into palace in the mid-16th century. It was altered into museum when the part of palace was used as central art gallery. After five centuries, about 300,000 arts work such as paintings and sculptures are collected from Europe and other variety regions. It is imposssibe to look around entire of museums in a day so it is good to check where are the interesting works and plan the walking line if there are interesting works. There is a pyramid which is made of glass in front of front gate of Louvre Museum. It was against by many people that day but it became a symbol of Louvre Museum. Going into glass-pyramid, it is connected to hall of Napoleon. Information desk, ticket office, book store, checkroom and museum shop are in there. People buy tickets and guide books in there and start watching. Galleries are divided into Denon gallery, Richelieu gallery and Sully gallery. Each galleries consist of from underground to third floor and it is seperated in detail by regions and ages. Ancient art works of Orient and Islam and sculptures of Italy and Spain and North Europe are displayed in underground. People can watch art works  more cubic effect by natrual rays from ceiling which made of glass. There are art works of ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome in first floor. We can see Venus de Milo in here. Second floor is always crowded because there are lots of popular and well known art works. Paintings of 19th France are displayed so people can see works of master like Ingres, David and De la croix. Nike of Samothrace and Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci are displayed in here. Third floor has also paintings of France. Here is also popular for travelers.