The Orangerie Museum

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Orangerie is one of the most moving museums in the French capital, which immediately "catches" and does not let go until the end of life. First, we are touched by the fact that there is an invaluable collection in the building of the former greenhouse. And secondly, the endless tenderness of Orangerie is attached to a giant canvas with water lilies, which brings peace and comfort to the soul of every tourist who has looked here. To describe in words that sense of appeasement that Monet's paintings are given is impossible, this must be seen. But about everything in order.

Once the building of the museum was in the territory of a large palace and park complex, from which today there is actually a greenhouse, a splendid garden and the Louvre . Louis XVI, who made the Tuileries his main residence ., ordered all this splendor. @ The successors did not object, generation after generation, managing from here all the restless but flourishing state . Alas, the palace itself has long been gone, it was destroyed even during the French Revolution, and they did not dare to restore it . But there was a garden that used I am today an unprecedented popularity among travelers and among local residents . The Orangerie, built in 1852 ., after surviving a series of metamorphoses, having visited a warehouse, a shelter for the mobilized soldiers, and an exhibition hall, became a museum as early as 1927 .

What the greenery looks like today is the result of the global reconstruction of 2006 ., thanks to which the museum has two floors with first-class exposition . First - a logical continuation of the collection of d'Orsay . All the same Monet , Renoir, Cezanne, Modigliani and Picasso . And here the second floor is "holy "Orangery and all the fans of Impressionism . There, in the oval hall, there are eight large panels of Claude Monet called" Water-lilies ", which the brilliant painter bequeathed to his native France, provided that they will always be exhibited together . The author knew, that only the next to each other these pictures produce an unprecedented impression for which thousands of art fans here come day after day .

Unique architecture of the hall, high ceilings and abundance of light help the perception of "Water Lilies", revealing something strong e, and then barely noticeable brush strokes Monet.

The author worked on the work of the long four years, and inspired his masterpiece World War I. And here there is nothing illogical: after watching the horrors of the war, when thousands of his countrymen were dying for their country, Monet wanted to create a picture that would inspire even the most cruel souls only peace and quiet. It seems that he managed to do it.

They say that depending on the time of day and weather, Monet's "Water-lilies" change every time. In the rain they get grayish colors, on a sunny day they glow softly, and in the evenings a fleur of serenity and easy melancholy evoke.

In general, Monet liked to write water lilies and water lilies that grew in abundance in his estate in Giverny, of the world are recognized as the best works of the author . Having carefully thought out the plot and space, he divided the picture into eight large parts, each of which reaches almost two meters in length . All of them are a single whole . Thanks to the fact that "Water Lilies" exhibited a little isog Uta surface, it sounds as if you really are in the sultry quiet afternoon on the banks of the sleepy pond rhythmically swaying on the surface of the water colors .

said that depending on the time of day and weather, the picture changes slightly each time. In the rain, it gets grayish paint, on a sunny afternoon - glows gently, and in the evenings a fleur of serenity and easy melancholy evokes. In short, you can visit every visit to Paris and never get bored.

But it would be unforgivable to tell only about Monet's work and not to mention other authors. In addition to the ingenious "Waterlilies", you can enjoy the works of the bright Henri Matisse, the atypical Paul Gauguin, Sisley, Rousseau, Deran and many others in the Orangerie Museum.

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Coordinates

Address: Jardin des Tuileries. The greenhouse is at the western end of the Tuileries Park, next to the Louvre Museum and near the D'Orsay Museum. How to get there: by metro on lines 1, 8 and 12 to the station Concorde. On buses 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84 and 94 to the Concorde stop

Working hours: Wed-Mon 9: 00-18: 00, the last visitors are started at 17:15.

The cost of the visit is 9 EUR, children, students and pensioners with a discount of 6, 5 EUR, free on the first Sunday of each month. In addition, you can purchase combined tickets for visits to d'Orsa + Oranzheri for 16 EUR (valid for one visit to each museum for 4 days) or the Monet Foundation in Giverny + Orangeri for 17 EUR.

Orangerie Museum

Portrait of Claude Renoir, The Orangerie Museum