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Awakening Apollo
Director(s): Jérôme Prieur
The construction of the Apollo Gallery began under the direction of architect Louis Le Vau and painter Charles Le Brun when Louis XIV came to power in 1661, and was completed two hundred years later...
Awakening Apollo
The 60 meter-long and 12 meter-high Apollo Gallery at the heart of the Musée du Louvre is remarkably decorated in French baroque style. Painting, sculpture, gilding, and tapestry combine to celebrate...
Deir el-Medina
Director(s): Jérôme Prieur
At Deir el-Medina, near Luxor in Upper Egypt, the remains of a village of 68 houses lie hidden in the shelter of a gorge that cannot be seen from the road leading to the Valley of the Kings. Despite...
The Forgotten Men of the Valley of the Kings
Director(s): Jérôme Prieur
Deir el-Medina, opposite Luxor, boasts the ruins of an Egyptian village from the time of the Pharaohs. This is where Kha, Sennedjem, Pashed, Nakhtamun, and Inerkhawi lived with their families over...