Paris 8. Les Trésors du Louvre

Charlemagne’s sword  Charlemagne was a King of France.  He conquered many neighbouring countries.  He was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800.

Hamurabi’s Code  The earliest set of laws discovered  Date from 2000 years before Christ.

Mona Lisa ( La Joconde )  Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.

Josephine’s Bed  The Empress Josephine was the wife of Napoleon.  This beautiful bed belonged to her.

Medieval Treasure  This treasure comes from a Church  It used to hold a relic of a saint  It dates from the 16th century

Greek artefacts  This is part of the frieze from the Parthenon in Athens.

Sumer  These figures once guarded a temple in ancient Sumer.

Venus de Milo  The most famous statue in the world.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Treasure Box  A medieval gold treasure box.

Chess set  This Chess set belonged to Louis X (14th century)

Crown Jewels  These were last worn by Emperor Napoleon III and his wife

Egypt  The Louvre has one of the best Egyptian collections outside Egypt.

Mummy cases.  There are many mummy cases like these.

City gates.  These are the huge city gates of Darius, the Persian king.