I searched and searched to find a floor plan but none of the books I have at the moment have one and after about 5 tries to open a pdf file I gave up.
So any way What is your favorite part of the Louvre?
Myself I was not impressed with the Classical Antiquity but I could go to the medieval section the statues and tomb of Philippe Pot and the tomb/grave cover with the knight and lady every visit. don%26#39;t know why but there is something about it that draws me.
In one guidebook it lists it as Sculpture Richelieu and Denon entresol (lower ground floor) Sculpture from the Middle ages onward.
And have never been able to get a good picture of Venus de Milo as there has always been tourist hugging the ropes.
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The Napoleon apartments.
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pennymb: Have you tried going to the Louvre website? (www.louvre.fr) ... they have an English version, as well. At any rate, they have interactive floor plans at http://www.louvre.fr/llv/pratique/plan.jsp.
BTW, for me the best part of the Louvre is the original foundation area.
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I love the Marley Court
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The sculpture galleries i love to go there in the winter, when they are bathed in light. The guards are very mellow and you can sit on the floor, leaning against the wall and sketch, water color or just get into a really good book
Conversely, I love the Medici galleries in the summer. Dark and cool and virutally vacant, you get this enormous hall to yourself.
My kids love the Egyptian wing, as do most of the local kids.
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My favorite places are:
The Napoleon apartments.
The Medieval Objects of Art section.
The Crown Jewels and the snuff boxes.
The French Paintngs.
And of course the Impressionist painting section!
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Discover - I%26#39;m sure I would have said %26quot;the Crown Jewels%26quot; too, but I wasn%26#39;t able to see them on my visit to the Louvre in 2004. Your post reminded me of my disappointment.
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As you go up the stairs to Winged Victory, which is surely one of the most spectacular settings for a statue ever, go left and then right into the newly refurbished Apollo Gallery. It is breath taking. If you go to the very end of that gallery you can see a 40 carot diamond. They have temporarily moved Venus de Milo in the room connected to the rotunda where you enter the Apollo Gallery. She is always surrounded by tourists. You can get a photo if you are patient. I%26#39;ve become fond of the gallery of French paintings.
To see Philippe Pot tomb go up the escalators in the Richlieu wing and get off on the first floor. Go left and cross over into a sort of porch on the other side and the tomb is there and it is very impressive. If you continue on to the very top of the escalator, you will reach the Dutch masters. I think they are my favorite artists-love how they glow and reflect light.
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There is an Impressionist painting section at the Louvre??? Since when?
Last time I was there the French painting collection ended with the Romantics — Delacroix et al. — around the mid-19th century.
if you want to see the Impressionists you need (primarily) the Musée d%26#39;Orsay, the Orangerie and the Marmottan.
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When impressionism came about, the Louvre refused to show it, believing it was not %26quot;real%26quot; art and therefore not worthy of a space in the vast palace.
Thus, the Orangerie and Jeu du Paume became the homes of Impressionism. Until then the Musee d%26#39;Orsay took the collections when it was created.
So I would be surprised if somehow the Louvre had a 21st century change of heart on Impressionism!
Les
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%26gt;%26gt; And of course the Impressionist painting section! %26lt;%26lt;
Since 1986, this %26quot;section%26quot; happens to dwell on the opposite bank of the Seine in a former train station.
I kinda like for the research lab beneath the Louvre (it is a really big lab. They have a particle accelerator - and I%26#39;m not kidding. Yup, a cyclotron under the Tuileries).
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