Battles Of The Louvre
Description
Historians, curators, architects and artists, as well as witnesses and those involved in the Louvre’s latest major works reveal all about the history of the Palace and Museum. Through 8 centuries of the trials and tribulations of politics and history, and architecture and art, a medieval fortress has become the largest museum in the world—the Louvre in Paris. The turbulent tale of this metamorphosis is the subject of this documentary.
Runtime
52 min 2 sec
Subjects
Geography
Database
Films on Demand
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