Art Centers of Paris

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Art Centers of Paris

• Le Louvre et Le centre Pompidou - Beaubourg
• Par Maura C.

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Le Louvre
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Le Louvre - History

• Inspired by Francois I collection of twelve
  Italian paintings.
• Actual museum was created by Louis XVI, who
  opened the Musée de la République on August 10,
  1793
• The museum became property of the State in 1848,
  and annual budgets were targeted to obtaining new
  masterpieces.
• Le Louvre contains more than 300, 000 works of
  art, including the famous Mona Lisa and the
  Statue of Venus de Milo.

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Le Louvre - Paintings

• Le Louvre houses some of the most beautiful
  paintings in the world.
• One of the most famous being the Mona Lisa by
  Leonardo da Vinci.
• Other famous works of art include ancient
  artifacts like this mummy covering from 800 b.c.

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The Layout of Le Louvre

• Le Louvre has three wings the Sully, the
  Richelieu, and the Denon.
• Each wing has three floors above ground, and one
  below.
• The building is divided into seven sections,
  Paintings, Objets dart, Prints and Drawings,
  Oriental Antiquities, Sculpture, Egyptian
  Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman
  Antiquities

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The Pyramid

• Built by the American-Chinese born architect Ieoh
  Ming Pei from 1985 - 1989
• The Pyramid is made from glass and steel
• The design caused alot of controversy because it
  was so modern and contrasted the traditional
  architecture of the museum.
• Utilized as an entrance to the museum, elegantly
  connecting the art galleries.

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The Louvre Glass Pyramid at Night
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Le Centre Pompidou -Beabourg
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Le Centre Pompidou - History

• Created in February of 1977 through the former
  French president Georges Pompidou
• The President wanted a center that focused on all
  types of modern and contemporary art, ranging
  from sculpture and painting to video and
  performances.
• The center was fully modernized and renovated on
  January 1, 2000.

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Le Centre Pompidou -Architecture

• The entire construction and renovation of the
  building cost 1569 million FF.
• The center contains a three level infrastructure
  which houses technical and administrative spaces
• Le Centre has a metallic roof and huge glass and
  iron superstructure made of seven levels
• The utility shafts are attached outside of the
  building and painted in vivid colors.
• The architects were Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers
  and Gianfranco Franchini

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Le Centre Pompidou Beabourg
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Bibliography

• Le Centre Pompidou Beaubourg
• http//www.France.diplomatic.fr/label_France/Franc
  e/ART/POMPIDOU/pompidou.html
• http//www.cnac-gp.fr.Pompidou/Home.nsd/docs/fhome
  
• Le Louvre
• http//www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pyramide_d
  u_Louvre.html
• http//arcguide.de/arcguide/arclife/architekturfue
  hrer/show
• www.paris.org

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Le Louvre et Le Centre Pompidou Beaubourg

• Le Louvre est un grand musée à Paris. Cest
  intéressant avec beaucoup de tableaux célèbres et
  sculptures. On y voit la Pyramide célèbre, créée
  par Ieoh Ming Pei. Au Louvre on peut voir la
  Joconde et la Vénus de Milo.
• Le Centre Pompidou Beaubourg est un centre
  d'art unique à Paris.
• Son architecture est très moderne. Il
  était créé par le Président Georges Pompidou en
  1977. On doit visiter ces deux centres dart
  très importants à Paris pour mieux apprécier la
  culture française.