life, and the depiction thereof, in the Louvre page 1

The Louvre, known for it's glass pyramid entrance and the Mona Lisa, among other things contains a wealth of art and human beauty



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I.M Pei's angular architecture

He designed the glass pyramid entrance for the Louvre, the bank of china building in HK and many other buildings that feature prominent triangular shapes.  sharp edges are a faux paus in feng shuai, Parisians at first didn't like the pyramid, but now it has become yet another symbol of their city.





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the real mona lisa

see it, can ya, do ya?  aint it nice




a deepening sadness within

painting detail


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nude attack
(breasts n butts aspect)

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eyes of fire
(painting detail from the previous picture)




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slow to give up what you already lost



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a quiet place

a tired couples' legs are barely visible in this perspective of how big the Louvre is.  even on the busiest of days you can find a quiet spot to relax and gather your second wind to see the next 35 thousand objects d'art


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26 nc 24
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e-1670o aspect)




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knackered, tired, pooped, spent




main | a sampling of quiet marble statues in the Louvre | life, and the depiction thereof, in the Louvre | some other places you may have heard of | the underbelly | t'was painted | errata | in defense | round the Dame | round the Eiffel 1 | round the Eiffel 2