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'''Musee de Louvre''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Rose (short story)|Meet Rose]]'') commonly called just the '''Louvre''', ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[City of Death (novelisation)|City of Death]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'') was known as one of the greatest [[art gallery|art galleries]] in [[the Doctor's universe|the universe]]. It was located in [[Paris]], and it became a [[museum]] in [[1793]], but prior to that, it had been an official residence of the French [[monarchy]]. Its cornerstone was laid in the [[12th century]] by [[King]] [[Philippe Auguste]] while one of the first five incarnations of [[the Doctor]] watched. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'') | |||
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An [[assassination]] attempt was made on Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] on [[23 August]] [[1572]] as he returned from a meeting with [[Charles IX|King Charles IX of France]] which had taken place at the Louvre. De Coligny survived but was killed the next day during the [[St Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | An [[assassination]] attempt was made on Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] on [[23 August]] [[1572]] as he returned from a meeting with [[Charles IX|King Charles IX of France]] which had taken place at the Louvre. De Coligny survived but was killed the next day during the [[St Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') | ||
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[[River Song]] and [[Helen Sinclair]] used the [[Louvre Pyramid]] to find a [[map]] hidden in [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[painting]]s, including ''[[Reclining Maiden with Foal]]'' and ''[[Church at Brindisi]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | [[River Song]] and [[Helen Sinclair]] used the [[Louvre Pyramid]] to find a [[map]] hidden in [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[painting]]s, including ''[[Reclining Maiden with Foal]]'' and ''[[Church at Brindisi]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'') | ||
A few years prior to [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] visited the Lourve, where he gazed at the ''Mona Lisa''. He had muttered to himself that he preferred the original. [[Clive Evans (Have You Seen This Man?)|Clive Evans]] saw the Doctor and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website [[Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'') | |||
When Rose was [[13 (number)|thirteen]], in [[2000]] or [[2001]], Rose went on a [[school trip]] to ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Rose (short story)|Meet Rose]]'') [[Paris]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Art Attack (comic story)|Art Attack]]'') in [[France]], with [[Shareen Costello]]. They were meant to go to the Musee de Louvre ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Rose (short story)|Meet Rose]]'') to see the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Art Attack (comic story)|Art Attack]]'') but they "escaped" their teachers, and caught a [[train]] to [[Parc Asterix]]. They were caught by the [[police]] when they were waiting the queue for the [[Menhir Express]]. They were sent home, accompanied by Mrs [[Kissock (Meet Rose)|Kissock]], ruining her trip as well. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Rose (short story)|Meet Rose]]'') Becuase they flunked off, they never got to see the ''Mona Lisa''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Art Attack (comic story)|Art Attack]]'') | |||
[[Category:Buildings visited by the Fourth Doctor]] | [[Category:Buildings visited by the Fourth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Buildings visited by the Ninth Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Art galleries from the real world]] | [[Category:Art galleries from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Paris museums]] | [[Category:Paris museums]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 9 March 2023
Musee de Louvre (PROSE: Meet Rose) commonly called just the Louvre, (TV: City of Death, PROSE: City of Death, AUDIO: The Church and the Crown) was known as one of the greatest art galleries in the universe. It was located in Paris, and it became a museum in 1793, but prior to that, it had been an official residence of the French monarchy. Its cornerstone was laid in the 12th century by King Philippe Auguste while one of the first five incarnations of the Doctor watched. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
An assassination attempt was made on Admiral Gaspard de Coligny on 23 August 1572 as he returned from a meeting with King Charles IX of France which had taken place at the Louvre. De Coligny survived but was killed the next day during the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. (TV: The Massacre)
After Napoléon Bonaparte was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, British Army soldiers ransacked the Louvre and stole its paintings. (PROSE: Set Piece)
The Louvre held the greatest art work in the universe — the Mona Lisa. The Fourth Doctor visited it in 1979 with Romana II. (TV: City of Death) Lionel Harding visited it at least once, where he put up a fight to see the Mona Lisa longer than the twenty seconds allowed for each viewing as he loved the painting. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge)
The Twelfth Doctor claimed he sneaked François Boucher into the Louvre while Boucher was drunk. (COMIC: Moving In)
River Song and Helen Sinclair used the Louvre Pyramid to find a map hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, including Reclining Maiden with Foal and Church at Brindisi. (AUDIO: The Doomsday Chronometer)
A few years prior to 2005, the Ninth Doctor visited the Lourve, where he gazed at the Mona Lisa. He had muttered to himself that he preferred the original. Clive Evans saw the Doctor and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website Doctor Who?. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
When Rose was thirteen, in 2000 or 2001, Rose went on a school trip to (PROSE: Meet Rose) Paris, (COMIC: Art Attack) in France, with Shareen Costello. They were meant to go to the Musee de Louvre (PROSE: Meet Rose) to see the Mona Lisa, (COMIC: Art Attack) but they "escaped" their teachers, and caught a train to Parc Asterix. They were caught by the police when they were waiting the queue for the Menhir Express. They were sent home, accompanied by Mrs Kissock, ruining her trip as well. (PROSE: Meet Rose) Becuase they flunked off, they never got to see the Mona Lisa. (COMIC: Art Attack)
