the Louvre Museum or Great Louvre, or simply the Louvre is the largest national museum of France and as world famous as paris itself ... and the most guarded thing in the louvre is the mona lisa perhaps the most famous painting in the world.... it is described as enigmatic ..... enigmatic meaning puzzling... but it is puzzling to me why in a building with vast treasures why it gets special protection and distinction kept under strict, climate controlled conditions in its bullet-proof glass case. ... a guide at the louvre said it is because many Italian patriots believe da Vinci's painting should be returned to Italy for display in an Italian museum.... but then what of all the other roman statues and itallian history here...but we too joined the line (cue) with the rest of the tourists to get our 15 seconds viewing the Mona Lisa
Thursday, October 15, 2009
mona lisa
the Louvre Museum or Great Louvre, or simply the Louvre is the largest national museum of France and as world famous as paris itself ... and the most guarded thing in the louvre is the mona lisa perhaps the most famous painting in the world.... it is described as enigmatic ..... enigmatic meaning puzzling... but it is puzzling to me why in a building with vast treasures why it gets special protection and distinction kept under strict, climate controlled conditions in its bullet-proof glass case. ... a guide at the louvre said it is because many Italian patriots believe da Vinci's painting should be returned to Italy for display in an Italian museum.... but then what of all the other roman statues and itallian history here...but we too joined the line (cue) with the rest of the tourists to get our 15 seconds viewing the Mona Lisa
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