Monday, August 17, 2009

Louvre I


Our crew consulting a local map
 
Before the Louvre was the Louvre, or even the Palais Royal, there was a six-towered royal fortress on the site, much of which remains beneath the present Louvre
 
At the outbreak of WW2, the major assets of the Louvre were packed up and distributed around France for safe-keeping; there is a great exhibition on this under-way
 
Unusual stern view of Venus de Milo; by this time I was getting restless
Another sculpture hospital

Still my favorite, the Winged Victory
 
Closer view

It was a warm day in Paris

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