Paris - Musee D'Orsay

No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to the Musée d'Orsay. It is a well-known museum with a wonderful collection of outstanding paintings, art works and sculptures. In Paris, it is considered as one of the most important museums in the city.

Musée d'Orsay was in fact a railway station converted to a museum. The architect, Victor Laloux, designed the building for the railway station and it was completed in 1900 to coincide with the Exposition Universelle 1900. During its opening, painter Edouard Détaille commented that the station would make a better museum. Around 1950, the building was stopped being used as a railway station because its platforms were found too short for modern trains. It was supposed to be lined for demolition to make way for some other development to take place. However, President Giscard d'Estaing had it turned into a museum. The building was redesigned by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who retained much of the original architecture, and the museum was opened in 1986.

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At the upper level of Musée d'Orsay, you can still get a feel of the original railway station floor layout. The current central sculpture aisle is where the previous train platforms were located. At the ceiling, the huge curved roof, which is made of glass and iron, looked incredibly impressive. The museum features painting, sculpture and decorative works between the period, 1848 and 1914. The galleries are full of paintings by Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Cézanne and Van Gogh. Sculpture works on display include those created by Rudé, Cavalier and Guilaume. There is also a fine collection of Art Nouveau decorative arts, including furniture by Guimard and Van der Velde. A wood-panelled salon by Alexandre Charpentier is also featured. The museum is particularly well-known for its fine collection of French impressionist paintings.

Paris - Musee D'Orsay

At Musée d'Orsay, the exhibits are displayed at three levels. On the ground floor, there are works from the mid to late 19th century. The middle level displays Art Nouveau decorative art as well as paintings and sculptures from the second half of the 19th century to the early 20th century. The collection of Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist art is being displayed at the upper level. The museum has a large and beautiful restaurant which serves superb brasserie food. At the top floor, there is a small café where visitors can have their food and enjoy good views of Paris.

Musée d'Orsay is indeed a great museum to visit. If you are keen to see wonderful works by great artists and sculptors, you should visit this museum. It offers you great insights into the world of art. For more information, visit Cheap Flights website now!

Paris - Musee D'Orsay F. Francœur & F. Rebel - Pyrame & Thisbé - Troupe de peuples Video Clips. Duration : 1.18 Mins.

François Francœur (1698 - 1787) and François Rebel (1701 - 1775) Pyrame et Thisbé, tragédie lyrique (1726) - Act I: Troupe de peuples - Ensemble Stadivaria, Daniel Cuillet. * Painting: Le comte d'Artois and his sister, madame Clotilde (1763, Paris, Louvre museum) by François-Hubert Drouais (1727 - 1775).

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