Traveling Through the Lens
 
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The Louvre is probably the most popular museum in Paris, France.  Surprisingly the area was pretty deserted when this picture was taken though.  We returned the following night for free Friday night for people under the age of 26.  The line out front of the pyramid was huge.  Apparently every person in Paris brings there children in on free Friday nights.

The museum is inside the Louvre Palace, built in the 12th century.  It was originally a fortress for Philip II.  The museum itself opened in 1793 with 537 paintings.  Most of these had been confiscated from the church or were royal property.  Now the Louvre, which is owned by the french government, displays more than 380,000 objects and has more than 35,000 works of art.  It is the most visited museum in the world with an average of over 15,000 visitors per day.  The main pyramid was added to the courtyard in 1988 and was designed by I.M. Pei.  Not everyone was a huge fan of the pyramid but the museum's attendance has doubled since it was built.

6/15/2009 06:57:50 am

Nice work!!!

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6/15/2009 07:24:32 am

nice, I wish to be there to take some pictures of these museum too.

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