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Friday, January 19, 2007

The Classic Charm of French Culture and Cunning Skill

France is a nation admired for its class and sophistication. It is quite common to chance upon people who immediately see the French as refined and sophisticated, mainly because of how they speak, eat, and dress. Living in France would seem like being in another boundary, where citizens think and act differently. French lifestyle is seen to be glamorous by some, as Paris-made outfits are viewed to be too trendy for the normal human being.

Aside from its fashion and food, France is also a culturally-rich nation, where some of the world's outstanding artworks are nestled. The Louvre, with its special architectural style and its priceless works of art, is considered to be the Paris' next famed landmark after the Eiffel Tower. Originally built as a fortress that dominated France's landscape from the 12th Century, the Louvre was modified into a habitable dwelling place for François I, and then remodeled again to fit the particular hopes of Louis XIV, the country's first Sun King. By 1793, the lavish Château was then modified into a museum.

The Louvre has sparked the ideas of artists and culturalists who took a tour to the museum to observe its new and controversial addition, the glass Pyramid. Commentators had mixed opinions about the said structure, but the crowd apparently loved it. The Louvre and the pyramid have launched popularity that they were often exhibited in magazines and movies, most recent of which is the Da Vinci Code.

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