Top 3 Best Museums in the World
Whether you are a fine art or historylover, the following three museums are sure to take your breath away.
1. LeLouvre, Paris, France
A visit to the Louvre and its collections lets visitors discover Western art from the Middle Ages to 1848, as well as a large number of ancient civilizations. The grand palace that houses the museum, which dates back to the late twelfth century, is a true lesson in architecture: from 1200 to 2011, the most innovative architects have in turn built and developed the Louvre.
•Official website: Louvre
•Highlight: Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
2. The British Museum, London, UK
The British Museum in London was founded in 1753 and opened its doors six years later. It was the first national museum to cover all fields of human knowledge, open to visitors from across the world. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance.
•Official website: British Museum
•Highlight: the Rosetta Stone.
3. The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
The second-largest art museum in the world, the State Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764（200 years later than The Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy）, when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of works from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. Today, the collection of art works contains paintings, sculptures and so on.
•Official website: State Hermitage Museum
•Highlight: Golden masterpieces from Eurasia.
