Today, our last full day in Paris, we visited the Musée d’Orsay (http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html). It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It is probably best known for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces (the largest in the world).
The long entry line was predictable considering it was a weekend but it moved along quickly and was really worth the trip.
Mercure inventant le caducée
Bust of Bacchus...and nice profile of an admirer
After, I couldn't resist a photo op with a couple of French guards who seemed really pleased to be having their picture taken with a Canadian officer.
