The Louvre
This video will be about one of the most famous museums in the world. the Louvre
You can get the ticket headout, viatour or even the official Louvre website
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II
in 1546 Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French kings.
This place became a museum in August 10th 1793
9 million people visited the museum in2023 ranked number one in the world most visited museum
The Musée du Louvre contains approximately 500,000 objects[8] and displays 35,000 works of art
The collection is divided among eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art
Egyptian antiquities
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Main article: Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre
The department, comprising over 50,000 pieces,[21]: 74 includes artifacts from the Nile civilizations which date from 4,000 BC to the 4th century AD.[84] The collection, among the world's largest, overviews Egyptian life spanning Ancient Egypt, the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom, Coptic art
The museum contains exhibits from Sumer and the city of Akkad, with monuments such as the Prince of Lagash's Stele of the Vultures from 2450 BC and the stele erected by Naram-Sin, King of Akkad, to celebrate a victory over barbarians in the Zagros Mountains. The 2.25-metre (7.38 ft) Code of Hammurabi, discovered in 1901, displays Babylonian Laws
The Greek, Etruscan, and Roman department displays pieces from the Mediterranean Basin dating from the Neolithic to the 6th century.[89] The collection spans from the Cycladic period to the decline of the Roman Empire. This department is one of the museum's oldest, and contains works acquired by Francis
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