After entering the art gallery gate courtyard, turn left and walk straight to the bronze statue of the famous "Gate of Hell". As mentioned earlier, Rodin did not complete this work until his death. This was funded by the Paris Municipal Government after his death.

This "Gate of Hell" is a hotbed for a series of "Divine Comedy" works by Luo Dan. People with a lot of time can study which independent work comes from where on this door.

For example, at the top there are "three shadows", under it is "thinker", and at the upper right corner of the door frame is "kiss"; at this level, you are still reflecting on life, and the more you go down, the more sinful it is, and it depicts human sins.

Walking along the garden, there are also famous statues of Balzac, the Six Calais, Eve on the Rock, etc.; these are famous statues that have been repeatedly copied by countless art institutions and areas with a bit of artistic atmosphere.

You can see the true appearance here. What impressed An Chuyu was the "Six Righteous Soldiers of Calais" (also known as "Royals of Calais"), because this statue appeared in the movie "The Guardians of the Monument" mentioned in the travel notes in the previous trip. The Allies saw them quietly in the bushes and thought they were real people.

You can tell from Baidu that the "Six Righteous Soldiers of Calais" was a work produced by Rodin, the city of Calais. During the Hundred Years War, the British team captured the city of Calais, France, and Calais was besieged by the British army for two years. After negotiations, King Edward III of the British put forward harsh conditions.

The city of Calais must select six noble citizens for them to be executed, and stipulate that these six people should be bald, barefoot, lock their necks when leaving the city, and hold the keys of the city gate in their hands to preserve the city. This is a historical tragedy that the French people will never forget.

The famous "thinker" is in the middle of the garden of the art gallery, and there are many people watching. This thinker is the most primitive first statue, which was originally set up outside the Pantheon according to Rodin's wishes. Later, when Rodin Art Gallery was found, the bronze statue was placed here.

He was originally sitting on the top of the door of the "Gate of Hell". Later, he was independent and magnified three times to what he is now. There were too many people, and An Chuyu did not approach; but he touched the replica of the bronze statue countless times and knew the tension of the muscle lines on the statue.

The giant bent over, bent his knees, held his jaw with his right hand, and looked silently at the tragedy that happened below (actually the sins of people in the Gate of Hell). His deep eyes and lip-biting fists showed an extremely painful mood.

His muscles were very tense, not only thinking intently, but also immersed in distress; the tightly bent calf tendons and spasm-like curved toes strongly conveyed this painful emotion. Just looking at it with your eyes, you might feel that he is very calm, and you can touch it with your hands. This power that is quiet and hidden inside is even more thought-provoking.

Although most of the famous statues of Luodan are displayed in the garden, there are many famous works in the room. However, today, it is free. So there are too many people who want to visit the room for free. An Chuyu and An Qingju finally did not resist the sleepiness and escaped back to the apartment and found Simida in the afternoon.

Finally, I wrote about the Louvre. An Chuyu and An Qingju can use a travel notes to describe the travel process of An Chuyu and An Qingju and the feelings of An Chuyu and An Qingju.

But An Chuyu can only give it this large amount of space because An Chuyu is not qualified to write more. Too many professional discussions and even travel books only write this museum. If you want to know how to visit or study it, you don’t need to read this travel notes. Here we only record some purely personal feelings.

Tip. The official website of the Louvre has a Chinese page. You can directly download the PDF map advance guide on the official website.

1. The Louvre is too big in the Louvre. Those who have been there probably have experience it. If the above three urgent issues are not solved, there will be painful memories left.

When it comes to buying tickets, you can buy tickets at the Louvre. You can also buy one day in advance. Come again the next day; you can also buy a museum pass (2nd, 4th, and 6th). A ticket is also called a one-day ticket, which means that the day is valid. You can go out to eat halfway and show the tickets and come in.

Second, let’s talk about how to enter the door. There are three steps to enter the museum. First check, then buy a ticket, and then enter the museum. If there is a museum pass, save the second step. The main entrance of the Louvre Square is the pyramid in the middle.

The first step is the security check entrance at the entrance of the pyramid; the second step is to enter the spiral stairs to buy tickets underground, and there are four directions of the ticket counter. There are also self-service ticket machines; the third step is to enter the museum, and there are three entrances to the Richeliu Hall - North, Sully Hall - East, Denon Hall - South.

At the main entrance, the longest queue is actually waiting for security check on the ground. In the photo, this is not the time when the crowd is most crowded, because it is just around 8 o'clock in the morning, or it is raining on the right. On a sunny day in the peak tourist season, the queue can circle around the glass pyramid of the Louvre like a mosquito coil. The scene can only be described in the word "horror".

If you have a museum pass, you can definitely go to the tyline. Go directly to ask the staff. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to speak. As long as the pass is lit, people will naturally give advice. People who don’t have a pass must first line up in a long line outside for security checks, and when you enter the pyramid, you have to line up in a long line to buy tickets again.

If you have a pass, go in quickly by taking a special passage. You can enter the museum without buying a ticket. More than 90% of tourists will circle the pyramid and enter the Louvre from the main entrance. In fact, there are three entrances in the Louvre.

The entrance door of the purple circle is on the ground, and the entrance of the red circle is on the ground, but these two entrances will eventually lead to the underground pyramid hall, and then enter uniformly from the museum entrance of the pyramid hall. Walking through these two entrances will save a lot of time in security check queues.

The entrance with only the blue circle - the "Lion Entrance". This entrance is on the ground, and security checks and museum entrance can be handled uniformly at this entrance. There is no fast access to "Museum Pass" at this entrance, but there are very few people who know this entrance, and even when there are a lot of people, few people enter here.

When An Chuyu and An Qingju entered the Louvre for the first time, it was completely understandable. But when they came out of the Louvre, An Chuyu and An Qingju two idle people walked around the museum carefully and confirmed that the above information was correct. Later, An Chuyu and An Qingju both went to the lion entrance or other entrances.

Third, let’s talk about the issue of eating. Eating is not allowed in the Louvre. In theory, it is not allowed to bring water. If you bring a lot of food to prepare the Picknic, it is best to store the bag at the entrance.

If you don't bring food to the Louvre, the eating problem is also easy to solve. The atrium below the pyramid can lead to the underground shopping area, which has many restaurants, including many fast food restaurants, and it is very convenient and not expensive to eat.

As long as you have tickets for the day, you can show your tickets after you come out to have a meal and then enter the Louvre to continue your visit. Don’t bring food illegally or visit with hunger!

Four talk about going to the toilet. In fact, there are many toilets in the Louvre. Every floor and every corner is free and clean. However, 80% of tourists are concentrated in the Denon Hall on the south side to see the "Three Treasures of the Town Hall" (Mona Lisa, Venus statue, and the bow of the goddess of victory). The nearby toilets are crowded, usually with a long dragon array.

If you are here to play by yourself, just "bear" more and turn to the Syrian Pavilion or Richelieu Pavilion, then you can go there anytime. Five talk about taking photos. Just one sentence. The Louvre allows taking photos, just don't turn on the flash.

Six talk about tour guides. If you don’t have to consider this issue when you are on a tour group, you can bring a map of the Louvre; you can buy detailed instructions at the Louvre Bookstore; you can rent an audio guide if you want to travel freely. But there is no Chinese.

Plan 4 can ask a tour guide from the Louvre alone. You need to make an appointment in advance. I don’t know if there is a Chinese tour guide, and it is estimated that the price is not cheap. An Chuyu and An Qingju adopted Plan 1 and Plan 2.

2. Tours in the Louvre

After settling down, enjoy the artwork. During these days of visiting the Louvre, An Chuyu and An Qingju liked to discuss the exhibits in it, and especially liked to discuss the topic of "How to visit the Louvre better".

So, An Chuyu doesn't want to write about what exhibits An Chuyu saw here. I just want to share with you friends who want to go to the Louvre. Jiang Xun said in the book "Jiang Xun's Louvre". "Many people who go to the Louvre also feel that they can't miss any of them.

In fact, there are as many as 400,000 pieces in collections. It is difficult for a person to appreciate them all throughout his life. Therefore, no matter how long he stays, it is a day, two days, a week or a month. You should roughly plan the key points to look at, but don’t feel like “read all”. “read all” is meaningless.

What is more important is to make good plans and determine which part you are most interested in; or choose a few masterpieces that you must not miss, see one, feel it, and tell yourself. It’s worth it.”

Indeed, as long as you plan properly, you still have to plan, no matter how long you go to the Louvre, you will get corresponding gains. According to your own experience, An Chuyu divided the tours of the Louvre into .2-hour version; half-day version; one-day version; three-day version; n-day version. 2-half-day version.

An Chuyu assumes that the 2-hour tour of his relatives is not a two-hour tour of the group - then you just need to follow him and don’t lose yourself. An Chuyu assumes that you are on a business trip in Paris, and you can only arrange for yourself to stay in the Louvre for about 2 hours. You don’t need to do too much homework, just have a map.

It only takes 2 hours to visit, and An Chuyu’s suggestion is like this. 1. Be sure to check out the other entrances mentioned in An Chuyu’s previous travel notes to save your queue time. It is not recommended to enter from the lion entrance, otherwise you will get lost.

2. Don’t miss the “Three Treasures of the Temple” in the Louvre. Mona Lisa’s smile, Miro’s Venus, and the statue of the Goddess of Victory. Don’t worry, the museum is very considerate. They are all very close to each other. Go directly to the entrance of the Denon Pavilion and go straight to the first floor (the French call it rez-de-chaus, which means grandfloor).

Venus in Miro is located on the corner hall 16 on the first floor; then go upstairs from the stairwell of Denon House, and you can directly look up from the front to the goddess of victory; then walk to the second floor (the first floor of France), and in Hall 7 you can see Mona Lisa, where there are always the most people.

3. After reading the Three Treasures of the Town Hall, you have been to the Louvre. Then it is best to calm down and turn around and look at the giant "Cana's Wedding" opposite Mona Lisa (Verone painting Verone color). (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!
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