My favorite part of course was the building itself. The architecture was amazing and to think of all the kings and queens who had walked the halls before us was awe-inspiring. I loved finding new staircases and seeing different types of marble with beautiful, detailed carvings. And to think it all was built before modern technology. Now that we have modern technology, we are producing some of the flimsiest, plain jane buildings out there.
And all the French doors...be still my heart! My favorite piece of art that was not part of the actual building itself was the sculpture of Nike. My friend Christine and I were able to get a picture with her :)
One of the most disappointing things on my list to see was the Mona Lisa. It is so incredibly tiny compared to what I had always thought it was. I knew it wasn't huge, but it seemed almost comically small for such a famous painting.
And it does NOT help that they put her right across from literally the largest painting in the whole museum! Who planned that??
You could spend at least a couple of days at the Louvre really exploring everything. But unless your an art fanatic, you only want to spend a morning or afternoon here. Honestly, after about 3 hours of taking in all of the art, my brain started to get overloaded with paintings! It probably didn't help that I had been up for about 36 hours at that point...
-katie
