On our travels, we visited so many museums in Paris, but one of my favorites was the Musee d'Orsay. Over 3 Million people visit each year (and it felt like a lot of them were there on the day we toured.)
Built in the center of Paris on the banks of the Seine river across from the Tuileries Gardens.
The museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station that was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Can you imagine waiting for a train in a station as beautiful as this?
It houses collections of art from 1848-1914 and includes works of Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin, Cezanne and Degas. We spent hours seeing so many different works of art - could've stayed for days and days.
Water Lily Lamp by Louis Majorelle
Van Gogh (one of the original "selfies")
Look at the architecture and lighting in this ballroom.
Jean-Baptiste Hugues
Beethoven Bronze by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle
One of the Bronze Ballerinas by Edward Degas.
Happy Exploring!
Love, Steph
Happy Exploring!
Love, Steph
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