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... night and dress the statue:
Perry County’s Venus de Milo lives between two gas pumps and has had her armless, near-naked ... a colorful boa to a maternity outfit.
Unlike the original Venus, which is on display at the Louvre in Paris and attracts thousands of tourists ... arrival, initially draping a pink-and-yellow boa around her neck.
After that, Venus wound up in a one-piece orange bathing suit. A ...
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... male toreadors emerging from the two main Venus de Milo statues. Most could discern the Dalmatian dog ... hidden images. The panting is littered with Venus de Milo statues and each one, no matter how tiny, ... image of a toreador’s face.
Venus de Milo's left breast becomes the toreador ... drape becomes the toreador's cape
Another Venus de Milo, another toreador (I've enhanced the mouth ...
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... immortalized in bronze, followed by Magic Johnson in 2004. In 2008, boxer Oscar De La Hoya was honored. And while each of these athletes are certainly worthy of such an honor, their ... 39;s go for broke and get one carved out of marble. That's what real statues are made of. Michelangelo's David, the Venus de Milo, and The Discobolus of Myron all come to mind. I'm sure jaded fans will ...
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... skip this portion if they don't interest you. =)
Naked statues ranging from men to women to kids! ;)
We saw the very famous Venus de Milo! There were so many people surrounding her, trying to take a photo with her.
D_D with Venus de Milo.
And we also saw the Nike of Samothrace which was built to honour a sea battle.
Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Beautiful architects and ...
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... The Louvre.
Three highlights of The Louvre are, of course, the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and the Dying Slave by Michaelangelo. All were permanently surrounded by crowds but the Mona Lisa was ridiculous, with crowds ... it, presumably partly a security measure and partly so that people can see it. Venus and the Slave weren't quite so bad, but you have to wait your turn to see ...
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... Margareta” and Raphael’s “Baltasar de Castiglione.” Travelers staying in Louvre Paris ... Winged Victory of Samothrace,” “Venus de Milo” and Michelangelo’s “ ... palace of the French kings, La Place de la Concorde (Concorde Square) was the former site of ... greenhouses and sculptures. Below the garden is Le Musee de L’Orangerie, with Renoirs, Monets, ...
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... stations based on which part of Europe you come from.
Gare de Lyon: Trains from Swiss, Italy
Gare ... Trains from UK, Northern Europe
Gare de l’Est: Trains from Germany, ... visit the highlights such as the Winged Victory, Venus de Milo, the wedding at Cana and ofcourse the MonaLisa ... garden, we reached the other end – Place de la Concorde.
Then we took the metro for the first time, M12 ...
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... about 14 miles today!
I started off at the Arc de Triomphe. That thing is WAY bigger than I realized it was. Way bigger than ... their futuristic cars. Cool.
After passing through the Place de la Concorde, I got to the gardens that lead to the Louvre.
... The main highlight, of course, is the Mona Lisa. Here she is:
Venus de Milo is another of the "must sees". Here she is in all her armless ...
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... to post the pictures from our trip, but here they are. Enjoy!
On the second floor of the Eiffel Tower
Outside of Notre Dame
In the Louvre Courtyard
Me and Venus de Milo
Just imagine hearing "it's a lot ... quot; in about 10 different languages and it's almost like you're there!
Arc de Triomphe
Enjoying the view from the top of the Arc de Triomphe
The ...
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... the Rodin Museum, dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Rodin, the Arc de Triomphe and the Palais de Versailles, the sumptuous former royal palace west of Paris, were ... to learn of the partial work stoppage at the Louvre and still hoped to be able to see museum's star pieces -- like the ''Venus de Milo'' statue and Leonardo da Vinci's ''Mona Lisa.''
'' ...
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... were included on the bootleg 'Double Exposure' which surfaced in Italy (No Label No. DE-92-SC), and was first released in 1992. The original bootleg included three live tracks from CBGB's ... , art punk.
Set: Two studio sessions.
Track List:
1974 - Demo's
1. Prove It
2. Friction
3. Venus De Milo
4. Double Exposure
5. Marquee Moon
1975 Demo's
1. Hard On Love
2. Friction
3. ...
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Day 9 we head to the Lourve finallyÂ
before the Venus de Milo - this is what crowds are like in off peak season, I shudder to think what its like in summer
I ... m always attracted to paintings of unknown woman dressed elegantly and wish to find out their story
walked through Jardin de Tuileries looks a little sparse in winter and very muddy as we later discovered - much to one of the shops chagrin ...
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... from Mama. I still have the 600 in my wallet, by the way. So I'm basically here with zero, or minimal expense.
5. Paris - I met Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo in the Louvre, FOR FREE. I went up the Eiffel Tower, saw the Arc de Triomphe, and experienced a lot of the other stuff that is to love about Paris, including French food and wine, and on ...
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... ...but for tonight, I just want to share some photography. I took these photos on the trip, and plan to decorate my living room with them, with the help of this website I found: Enjoy!
Venus de Milo and her admirers...
The view from the Arc de Triomphe
One of the streets around our apartment
The garden at Versailles
A man at a metro stop on the way to ...
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... regardless of what they ask for.
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.
You find the Venus de Milo's arms.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
An escaped convict is trying to get as far away as possible from civilization.
A woman is attracted to a bus driver and finds ...
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