法國巴黎是世界文明的藝術之都，它不僅以秀麗的風景吸引著來自世界各地的人，更以其光彩奪目的藝術明珠另人心往神迷。這顆明珠就是louvre，盧浮宮-舉世矚目的藝術寶庫…

louvre, national art museum of france and the palace in which it is housed, is located in paris, on the right bank of the seine river. the structure, until 1682 a residence of the kings of france, is one of the largest palaces in the world. it occupies the site of a 13th-century fortress. the building of the louvre was begun in 1546 in the reign of francis i, according to the plans of the french architect pierre lescot. additions were made to the structure during the reigns of almost every subsequent french monarch.


fortress：“堡壘”、“陣地”等意思。盧浮宮建造于13世紀的一個堡壘的舊址之上。 reign：“統治時期”。盧浮宮是于1546年弗郎西斯一世在位時開始修建的subsequent：“隨后的”、“后來的”等意思。
monarch：“君主”、“帝王”。據法國建筑師pierre lescot的修建計劃所載，francis 以后的每一位法國君主都對盧浮宮進行了增建。

藏品豐富的盧浮宮里，最著名的就是兩件有關羅馬神話的雕像：米羅的維納斯與薩莫色雷斯的勝利女神，以及達芬奇的肖像畫《蒙娜麗莎》。——二戰中，這些稀世珍寶并沒有遭到毀壞，因為它們被轉移到了安全的地方……

Among its greatest treasures in the Louvre are two of the most famous sculptures of the acient world, the Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo, and Leonardo's famous portrait, Mona Lisa.

The Louvre also holds works by the other Italian masters Raphael and Titian and paintings by the northern artists Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt. Protection of all the Louvre's priceless masterpieces during the two world wars was effected by their removal to secret depositories outside Paris.

The collections of the museum are administered by seven curatorial departments. The Department of Egyptian Antiquities was formed in 1826 to study and display the objects brought back to France during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. The Department of Oriental Antiquities is famed for its collections of Mesopotamian and Islamic art. Other departments include Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities and so on.

The museum publishes catalogs and brochures. In addition, it publishes the Revue de Louvre, which contains articles on new acquisitions and provides information on museum projects and on other French museums.


重點詞匯

Louvre n. 盧浮宮 　　　depository n. 存放處
curatorial a. 監護的 　　　antiquity n. 古代的遺物

Victory of Samothrace n 薩莫色雷斯的勝利女神
Venus de Milo n. 米羅的維納斯
Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt n. 四位世界著名畫家：拉斐爾，提香，魯本斯，侖伯朗