The Louvre Museum Guided Tour in 360° VR

the Louvre is the holy grail of museums it's the largest in the world with over 35,000 pieces of work on display it was originally built as a fortress but renovated into a royal palace and then eventually became the impressive museum it is today the Louvre pyramid entrance designed by IM Pei is a simple form with high-tech glass and metal structure and is a popular new symbol for the museum spilling light into the lobby throughout the louvre history french kings commissioned various artists to design and decorate the complex the ceilings themselves are work of art detailed with paintings just too large to really comprehend this massive ceiling fresco painted by francois hills of mine shows jupiter passing Vesuvius that fire that will destroy the city of Pompeii as three women who represent the cities begged for mercy the gallery of Apollo is a dazzling hall with its paintings sculpture gilda ornament in cases of jewels it's the richest space in the move and a reminder of the museum's past as a royal palace without question that lose most famous work is Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa who enchants hordes of visitors with her mysterious smile this small iconic painting is only 21 by 30 inches covered with bulletproof glass and flanked by guards you

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Length: 1min 48sec (108 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 11 2017