Paris Part 3

Well I only had a morning in Paris before heading off to the airport to catch a flight to Barcelona.

Cat was catching up with a friend so I decided to visit the Louvre as it was close to our hotel. I was keen to see the new wing that has just opened which is the one housing the Islamic art.

So I entered through the pyramid in the middle of the Louvre courtyard. You then take the escalator down to the entrance area to buy a ticket. Probably the most well known exhibition in the museum is the 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci. There are always a lot of people crowded around that display so it is best to go early and do that first and then wander around the rest of the museum.

The museum can be quite overwhelming with so much to see. Luckily the art is categorised into type (paintings, sculptures etc...), country of origin, time period etc.

So I went and saw the 'Mona Lisa' and then just walked around looking and taking photos of whatever I recognised or what I liked.

"Mona Lisa" - Leonardo da Vinci

Nike of Samothrace - winged Victory

Egyptian wing

"Psyché revived by Cupid's kiss " by Canova

The halls are beautiful!

The new wing is actually a little ugly compared to the other halls. The entrance to the Islamic Art exhibition had what looked like brown mesh sails as roofing. It was interesting to walk around this exhibition as it is new but there were a lot of people here too as it is new.

Elaborate door and window frames

Qur'an