by Johannus Lak

Created on: August 31, 2011

The museum is located on the north side of the Seine on the Rue de Rivoli, in line with the Jardins de Tuileries and the Champs Elysees. You can reach the museum in many ways as there are many buses stop there, but also subway stops. It has it’s own subway station: Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre. If you can get off you walk almost in the museum! There is a parking lot nearby, but it is easier to use public transport to go here. This was much easier and cheaper.

The Louvre has been around since 1793 as a museum but the building itself is even older. Before it became a museum, it was a palace. Over time, various pieces were added and even a modern addition is the glass pyramid, which is also the main entrance. The Louvre is really huge and the outside alone is worth watching. Inside there are many staircases, halls and rooms, so a good map is essential.

The Louvre is a huge museum and it is practically impossible to see the whole museum in one day. Believe me, I've tried. The Louvre includes pieces from ancient times to the first half of the 19th century. Pieces from his later period are in other museums. The collection includes western art, artefacts, pieces from the Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities.

The Louvre houses a large number of well known pieces, most notably of course the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. At the more famous pieces it’s actually always busy, especially at the Mona Lisa. You can also only see the painting add a considerable distance, something I understand with regret. If you go to the Louvre, it is wise to go early and be the first to go to the Mona Lisa. Especially in the afternoon the rooms gets overcrowded at the best known pieces.

The Louvre has an extensive collection of paintings from many countries and time periods until the mid-19th century. Many rooms have benches where you can sit. There are always descriptions of the paintings, which were only in French. Therefore you do not need to buy a big catalogue, but if you know absolutely no French, it's difficult. I myself thought it was great to see the paintings and to wander among the various departments.

As mentioned, the Louvre's collection is huge and very interesting, but I can imagine that most people have no energy for a whole day walking around the Louvre. The easiest is to make a choice, for example, that you will see only the known pieces only. But anyway it's wise to approximately to schedule at least 2.5 hours for the visit, you have plenty of

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