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The Galerie Michel-Ange (Michelangelo Gallery), with its magnificent marble floor houses the Italian sculptures, notably Michelangelo's famous Slaves.
In the Michelangelo Gallery at the Louvre (Musée du Louvre), the visitors crowd around this idyllic image of a loving couple: a winged man and a swooning woman in a voluptuous embrace, their lips about to join in a kiss. take a closer look at this masterful composition of Psyche and Cupid.
In this room you will find the most famous portrait painting of the world, Mona Lisa (by Leonardo da Vinci). Anybody that visits the Louvre Museum for the first time, wants to see this lady if this is the only work that has to be seen. But this is not the only masterpiece in the room. Opposite to Mona Lisa you can see The Wedding Feast at Cana (by Veronese), a huge (6.77 x 9.94 m) painting, which depicts Jesus 1st miracle, where he turns water to wine. This room is full of wonderful Italian paintings, but these 2 paintings steal the most of the attention.
Drottningholm palace park, a Unesco world heritage.
The Royal Domain of Drottningholm stands on an island in Lake Mälar in a suburb of Stockholm. With its castle, perfectly preserved theatre (built in 1766), Chinese pavilion and gardens, it is the finest example of an 18th-century north European royal residence inspired by the Palace of Versailles.
After partaking of an exquisite meal in the Blue Hall guests take the stairway up to the Golden Hall (Gyllene salen) to dance. The walls of the Golden Hall are covered with more than 18 million glass and gold mosaic pieces, the work of artist Einar Forseth. Using a Byzantine inspired style the mosaics depict portraits of historical figures and events in Swedish history. The hall is dominated by the "Queen of Lake Maelaren" on the northern wall which represents Stockholm being honoured by the East and the West.
The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), and is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. Apart from being the private residency of the Swedish royal family, the castle is a popular tourist attraction.
The Chinese Pavilion, together with Drottningholm Palace and its grounds, is on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Drottningholm Palace (Changing of the Royal Guards)
Changing of the Royal Guards is a several hunderd years old ceremony during which the guards of the Royal Family or its palaces are changed. Here you can see it at Drottningholm Palace grounds just outside Drottningholm Palace Theatre.
The small park between the building and Lake Mälaren's shore is adorned with several sculptures, among them Carl Eldh's ensemble representing the three artists August Strindberg, Gustaf Fröding and Ernst Josephson, as well as Eldh's bronze sculptures "Sången" and "Dansen" ("The Song" and "The Dance"). To the south-east of the City Hall, facing Riddarholmen, is a pillar roughly 20 meters tall with a statue of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson on top
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