The Louvre
On Saturday, the exchange group took a trip to one of Paris’ most
prominent monuments, the Louvre. We were all so amazed by not only the
beautiful paintings, but the architecture of the Louvre itself. The
building resembled a castle, because of the many intricate carvings and
designs on the exterior, as well as the opulent ceilings on the
interior.
The Louvre holds numerous genres of art from many different time
periods. We were able to see one of the most well known paintings of all
time, The Mona Lisa during our visit. As we walked into the room where
the painting is held; we first saw a huge crowd of people surrounding
it. None of us were sure what they were all so amazed by, until we saw
the Mona Lisa ourselves. Though there were many other beautiful pieces
in the room, we found it funny that everyone’s focus was on one single
painting.
There were also many paintings that were so big that they took up entire
walls. We were very intrigued and impressed by all of the time that
the artist took to paint a single one of these pieces. The rooms that
had more wall space were just as beautiful, because of the same castle
effect as before. One of the rooms that we walked into, was covered in
elegant paintings on the wall itself, surrounded by cool gold carvings
and frames.
Overall, our experience at the Louvre was a very good one. We only wish
we could have seen more of the building, but it is so large that it
would take days to see everything. The Louvre has definitely given us a
reason to come back to Paris!
~Rishi and Sonya
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