LOUVRE PALACE, Façade
- Audio File length: 2.51
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm Ed, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany you through the Louvre Palace.
The Louvre is one of the most spectacular and scenic spots in Paris!
It is an exceptional architectural work with an equally intriguing story that goes on for eight centuries and is closely linked to France and its kings. So don't go into the museum immediately, and remember that the building itself is a monument of extraordinary intensity, and that visiting it, even just from the outside, is truly interesting. Firstly, you should know that there are two hypotheses on the origin of the name "Louvre": it might come from the name for a fence or cage for wolves, or it might come from the word "leowar", which in ancient French means "fortified place"....