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The Petite Galerie of the Louvre was first built in the 16th century. A second storey with a long room for the display of art was added during the reign of Henry IV . Known as the Galerie des Rois , it was decorated by artists of the Second School of Fontainebleau , including Toussaint Dubreuil , Jacob Bunel and his wife Marguerite Bahuche ...
At any given point in time, approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are being exhibited over an area of 72,735 m 2 (782,910 sq ft), making it the largest museum in the world. It received 8.7 million visitors in 2024, 200,000 less than 2023, due largely to competition from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world. They are 165 feet (50 m) tall and have a 15-foot (4.6 m) foundation. A single tower casts light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot-radius (460 m) circle brightly enough to read a watch.
NBC’s TODAY is a news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans, starting at 7 a.m. Want to know more about hosts Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin ...
[3] [4] The building was modified during the mid-20th century but was vacated, then restored between 1989 and 1992. The project returned the building's interior and exterior to resemble its late 19th-century appearance. Today, it serves as the Capitol Visitors Center, offering exhibits and tours about the Texas State Capitol.
Visitors in the Grande Galerie. The Grande Galerie (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d ɡalʁi]), in the past also known as the Galerie du Bord de l'Eau (Waterside Gallery), is a wing of the Louvre Palace, perhaps more properly referred to as the Aile de la Grande Galerie (Grand Gallery Wing), [1] since it houses the longest and largest room of the museum, also referred to as the Grande Galerie ...
KVUE (channel 24) is a television station in Austin, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Steck Avenue just east of Loop 1 in northwest Austin, and its transmitter is located on the West Austin Antenna Farm northwest of downtown.
The painting, which dates from 1280, went on to fetch almost 24.2 million euros ($26.8 million) at auction in October 2019, more than four times the pre-sale estimate.