Interesting facts about the Musée d’Orsay

The Musée d’Orsay is a national museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine opposite the Louvre and facing towards the river. It is housed in a grand railway station – Gare d’Orsay – constructed by three architects: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux for the 1900 World Fair. The hall … Read more

Interesting facts about the British Museum

The British Museum is dedicated to human history, art and culture, and is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. The Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and is free to all visitors. The British Museum collection today contains over 8 million objects. Only 1%, or 80,000 of these objects are … Read more

Interesting facts about Lascaux

Lascaux (Lascaux Caves) is the setting of a complex of caves in the Dordogne region of southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. Lascaux’s cave paintings are famous because of their exceptional quality, size, sophistication and antiquity. Estimated to be more than 17,000 years old, the paintings consist primarily of large animals, once native … Read more

Interesting facts about St. Peter’s Basilica

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter’s Basilica, is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. Historical documentation reveals that St. Peter was crucified at or near the Neronian Gardens on Vatican hill and buried at the foot of the hill … Read more