① 英国著名景点三个 简单的英语介绍
一、白金汉宫（Buckingham Palace）
1、英文
Buckingham Palace is the principal dormitory and office of the British monarch in London.
Located in Westminster, the palace is one of the venues for national celebrations and royal welcoming ceremonies, as well as an important tourist attraction.
Buckingham Palace is an important venue for gatherings at times of celebration or crisis in British history.
Buckingham Palace is now open to visitors. Every morning, there will be a famous handover ceremony of the guards, which has become a great view of British Royal culture.
2、中文
白金汉宫是英国君主位于伦敦的主要寝宫及办公处。宫殿坐落在威斯敏斯特，是国家庆典和王室欢迎礼举行场地之一，也是一处重要的旅游景点。
在英国历史上的欢庆或危机时刻，白金汉宫是一处重要的集会场所。现在的白金汉宫对外开放参观，每天清晨都会进行著名的禁卫军交接典礼，成为英国王室文化的一大景观。
二、伊丽莎白塔（Elizabeth Tower)
1、英文
Elizabeth Tower, formerly known as Big Ben, is the Bell Tower of Westminster Palace, one of the world's famous Gothic buildings, the landmark building of London.
In June 2012, Britain announced the renaming of the Bell Tower of Big Ben, a famous landmark in London, as "Elizabeth Tower".
2、中文
伊丽莎白塔，旧称大本钟，即威斯敏斯特宫钟塔，世界上著名的哥特式建筑之一，伦敦的标志性建筑。
英国国会会议厅附属的钟楼的大报时钟，2012年6月，英国宣布把伦敦著名地标“大本钟”的钟楼改名为“伊丽莎白塔”。
三、圣保罗大教堂（St.Paul's Cathedral）
1、英文
St. Paul's Cathedral is the world's famous religious shrine, the fifth Cathedral in the world, the first cathedral in Britain.
and the second largest dome Cathedral in the world, ranking among the five cathedrals in the world.
2、中文
圣保罗大教堂是世界著名的宗教圣地，世界第五大教堂，英国第一大教堂，教堂也是世界第二大圆顶教堂，位列世界五大教堂之列。
四、伦敦塔（Tower of London）
1、英文
The Tower of London, a landmark palace and fortress in London, England, is located on the Thames River. James I (1566-1625) was the last ruler to live in the palace.
The Tower of London served as a fortress, armoury, treasury, mint, palace, astronomical observatory, refuge and prison, especially for upper-class prisoners.
It was last used as a prison ring the Second World War.
2、中文
伦敦塔，是英国伦敦一座标志性的宫殿、要塞，选址在泰晤士河。詹姆士一世（1566-1625）是将其作为宫殿居住的最后一位统治者。
伦敦塔曾作为堡垒、军械库、国库、铸币厂、宫殿、天文台、避难所和监狱，特别关押上层阶级的囚犯，最后一次作为监狱使用是在第二次世界大战期间。
五、威斯敏斯特大教堂（The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster）
1、英文
Westminster Abbey, commonly known as Westminster Abbey, is situated on the North Bank of the Thames in London.
It was originally a Catholic Benedictine monastery. It was built in 960, expanded in 1045, built in 1065 and rebuilt from 1220 to 1517.
Westminster Church was the Catholic Benedict Church (one of the Catholic Hermitage) until the founding of the Anglican Church in 1540. After 1540, it became an Anglican church.
2、中文
威斯敏斯特大教堂，通称威斯敏斯特修道院，坐落在伦敦泰晤士河北岸，原是一座天主教本笃会隐修院，始建于公元960 年，1045年进行了扩建，1065年建成，1220年至1517年进行了重建。
威斯敏斯特教堂在1540年英王创建圣公会之前，它一直是天主教本笃会（天主教的隐修院修会之一）教堂。1540年之后，成为圣公会教堂。
参考资料来源：网络——白金汉宫
参考资料来源：网络——伊丽莎白塔
参考资料来源：网络——圣保罗大教堂
参考资料来源：网络——伦敦塔
参考资料来源：网络——威斯敏斯特教堂
② 用英语介绍旅游胜地的短对话
The Great Wall
The Great Wall is not only the magnum opus of human being but also the soul of China!
And the Badaling Great Wall is the eximious representation of The Great Wall.
On the peak of the Badaling,The Great Wall is towering.It goes up to the South peak and north peak from the Guan city,convolves on the ridge of Jun mountain and Qian mountain,You can not see its beginning and end,It disappears beyond.
So many people climbed it,surved the Great Wall,felt inspirited,song the praises of it and gasped in admiration……
When did it be built in the groups of mountains?What imprints did the remote years left behind?How many hardships and dangers did it got through?It also has many move one to praises and tears,lamentable and laughable storys of the historical people……
The Great Wall which be created by the human being will be your nice mind forever!
The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world that created by human being!If you come to China without climbing The Great Wall,just as well as you come to Paris without visiting The Iron Tower,come to Egypt without visiting The pyramids!Man often say:"The man who have not climbed The Great Wall is not the true man." Do you know the history of The Great Wall?
Being the eximious soul of The Great Wall and Being the best eximious representation of The Ming-Great Wall,the Badaling Great Wall also has the centuries-old history.
③ 英文介绍外国景点 50字左右
埃菲尔铁塔
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Many people like the tower very much. It is the most famous place in Paris.
④ 求介绍西湖景点的英文对话
The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. The lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The view of the West Lake is simply enchanting, which offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.
Tiger-running Spring
The legend goes that two tights ran there and made a hole where a spring gushed out. The Longjing Tea and the Tiger-running Spring water are always reputed as the "Two Wonders of the West Lake".
The Lingyin Monastery
The Lingyin Monastery, or the Monastery of Soul's Retreat, is a famous historical site of the West Lake. Here exists the Lingyin Monastery, a famous ancient temple in China, in front of which there are Feilai Peak, Cold Spring, Longhong Cave and precious rock cave arts and queer and varied natural caves and gullies.
Spring Dawn at Su Causeway
It's a 2.8 km. long boulevard cutting across the south-north scenic area, and lined with trees and flowering plants. When Spring comes with crimson peach blossoms and green willows; the scenery is all the more charming. Strolling along the boulevard, one feels as if the West Lake were wakening in dawn mist. Young willows were ethereal, spring breeze so caressing, and birds were chirping in unison.
The Moon Reflected in Three Pools
"There are islands in the lake and three are lake on the islands." The three stone towers were first built in Yuanyou 4th year (1089) of the Song Dynasty, with the wonderful scenery of "one moon in the sky having three reflection in the lake", it is one of the wonderful scenes of the West Lake.
Notes:
1. West Lake 西湖
2. Tiger-running Spring 虎跑泉
3. The Lingyin Monastery 灵隐寺
4. Spring Dawn at Su Causeway 苏堤春晓
5. The Moon Reflected in Three Pools 三潭印月
⑤ 用英语介绍旅游景点
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greatest building project in human history of civilization.
中国的长城是人类文明史中最伟大的建筑工程。
It was built in Spring and Autumn period ，Warring states times, two thousand years ago.
长城建造于两千年前的春秋战国时代。
After the Qin state unified China. The chinese people connected the Great wall of various states.
秦国统一中国后，中国人把各个战国的长城连接起来。
Two generations of wise people have constructed The Great Wall intensively. Vast its project. It looks like rainbow rolling forward. It was possible to be called world miracle.
聪明的两代人曾经密集地建造长城，扩展了它的工程. 它看起来象彩虹，滚滚向前. 它有可能被称作世界奇迹。
It is the must for chinese people. When you repair Great Wall's ruins in offical days.
You will not only could witness Great Wall's apparance that meandered in the hills and high moutains , but could also understand the chinese nation creation history , great wisdom and courage of chinese people. In December 1987, Great Wall was included in ‘’World heritage Name list‘’.
它是中国必须付出的代价，当你在正式的场合下，在废墟中修建长城，你不仅会见证它在高山和峻岭中婉延曲折的情景， 也会了解中华民族的创造历史以及中国人的勇气和智慧，在1987年12月，长城被归录在‘’世界遗产名录"中。
⑥ 陕西旅游景点介绍 英文版 中文对照
西安， 陕西省的首都，在少数个中国城市肥沃韦古老墙壁能仍然被看见的。专西安建于超过3,000年并且有印象属深刻的收藏的考古学依靠帮助解释它攸久的历史。以前叫作Chang'an (“ternal和平”)，市西安担当了资本在13朝代以下。
Xi'an是在地方艺术之内的叫作背心并且制作它兴旺的考古学再生产产业的社区，特点绘Neolothic瓦器; 与实物大小一样的Qin赤土陶器形象、给上釉的特性葬礼商品和特性坟茔壁画。 各种各样的民间工艺在这个区域也导致，包括针线，陶瓷，纸切开和摩擦(做由石雕刻印象)。
⑦ 关于旅游景点的英语口语交际二人对话！
1 Did you get enough water? 水带够了吗？
2 Look！ over there， you see that？ A runing bear！You bet，that's not a teddy bear！
看，那边！ 看到没？ 一头奔跑中的大熊！ 绝对的，那可不是泰迪熊哦。
3 Please, look on your left/right ,that's the spot light of the park。请看你们左/右边，那是这个公园的亮点。
4 One by one，no harry，everyone gets the opportunitiy to feast yourself on the scenic。（下车中）一个一个走，别着急，每个人都会大饱眼福的啊！
5 Oh gosh，I thought I would have missed my wallet.哎呦，我以为我把钱包丢了呢（没丢，庆幸中）。
6 wait,Let me put on my shades.等等，让我把墨镜戴上。
7 Do I look sharp/pretty in the Outdoor jacket。我穿着冲锋衣/户外装好看吗？
8 You‘d better have some sweets，it helps with your blood sugar。你最好吃点甜食/糖，有助于你的血糖。
9 Keep the bugs away from you，you know，they always stick to pretty girls/des(俚语，哥们）让这帮虫子离你远点，他们可喜欢黏着美女/帅哥了。
10 Hey gorgeous，you know what，you are 10 times prettier than the scenery behind you！
（边照相） 嘿，美女，你知道吗？ 你比你身后的风景漂亮10倍！
⑧ 来一段关于景点描述的对话，英语版的
洛基英语的关于经典描述的情景对话：
A:Hi! Good morning, everybody! My name is xxx.
I will be your dragoman (tour guide) for your trip in Guilin.
B: It seems there are so many beautiful sceneries inGuilin. What are we going to see first?
A: Today we are going to visit Elephant Trunk Hill.
B: Elephant Trunk hill? Sounds interesting.
A: Right, as its name suggests, the hill looks like a giant elephant drinking water with its trunk in the Li River.
B: Are we going to take the Li River boat ride today?
A: No. Tomorrow we will because the boat ride is a one day trip.
B: Oh, I can’t wait to take the boat ride. There is a saying that goes like this “ Guilin boasts the most beautiful scenery under Heaven.”
A: You are absolutely right. Seeing is believing. You will see it tomorrow.Ok, let’s go to the Elephant Trunk hill first.
B: Ok. Let’s go.
A: Here we are. Look! That is Elephant Trunk hill . You can see that between the trunk and the legs there is a moon-shaped cave,
B: I see halfway up the hill there is a cave which goes through the hill . Does that serve as the eyes of the elephant?
A: Yes. That is the eye of the elephant. On top of the hill stands a pagoda named Puxian Pagoda, built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
B: Could you do me a favor?
A: sure.
B: Could you take a picture for me?
A: ok. S-m-i-l-e!
B: Thank you so much.
A: You are welcome. Let’s go to our next scenery Reed Flute Cave.
B: Hooray!
The end
⑨ 怎样用英语对话的形式介绍风景
1.可以扮演游客和旅行社，游客表明自己喜欢的风景，旅行社介绍景点 2.可以扮演熟识的游客，互相讲述
⑩ 介绍风景的英语对话
美国黄石国家公园的英文介绍
Yellowstone National Park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. Yellowstone became the world's first national park on March 1, 1872. Located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming, the park extends into Montana and Idaho. The park is known for its wildlife and geothermal features; the Old Faithful Geyser is one of the most popular features in the park.
More than 1,000 sites of historical significance have been discovered. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. The region was bypassed ring the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800s. Aside from visits by mountain men ring the next early to mid-1800s, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. The U.S. Army was commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance.
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,472 square miles (8,987 km²), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-altitude lake in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano; it has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone.
Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have been documented, including several that are either endangered or threatened. The vast forests and grasslands also include unique species of plants. Common animals in the park include grizzlies, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. Forest fires occur in the park each year; in the large forest fires of 1988, nearly one third of the park burned. Yellowstone has numerous recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing and sightseeing. Paved roads provide close access to the major geothermal areas as well as some of the lakes and waterfalls. During the winter, visitors often access the park by way of guided tours that use either snow coaches or snowmobile.
尼亚加拉瀑布
Niagara Falls has become a tired old tourist sight. But if you look it over in an airplane， it becomes something completely new. You realize that it is not tired； only our way of looking at it is tired. Most visitors go as close to the falls as possible， and watch the waters thundering down. It is fascinating， in a stupefying way. You stand there， hyptonized by the sheer force， the untiring action that goes on and on. But afterward you have a feeling - "So what， really？ The water comes to the cliff and， naturally， it falls down." But at altitude you see it all at once[1]. You see Lake Ontario on one side and Lake Erie on the other， and linking them the 34-mile Niagara River. Then， coming down lower， you see the falls themselves， along a front almost a mile wide， plunges over a 182-foot cliff and flows off through a deep， narrow gorge. And right away， with a flash of understanding[2]， you see the main fact about the Niagara Falls. The falls are moving， the seven-mile-long gorge is merely the track the falls have made as they move along. This instantly reverses all your ideas. On the ground it seemed that the water fell because there was this low place for it to fall into the gorge. Now you see it is the other way round. The falls are the cause， and the gorge is the result. Niagara Gorge looks like the track eaten into an apple by a worm. Niagara differs from the waterfalls you find in mountains， where a thin stream of water comes down a mountainside， half-flying. Some of them are much higher than[3] Niagara， and perhaps more beautiful， but they lack[4] mass and cutting power. Niagara belongs to the heavyweights - where a whole solid river plunges bodily over a cliff The real sight from above is the gigantic movement of the falls themselves， digging the gorge. The falls are still moving today. However， our century has tamed it a bit[5]. A lot of water that used to plunge down now goes through the electric power stations， both American and Canadian. Above in the air， you will understand the real difference between the American and Canadian falls. The American Falls get only about 10% of the water， while the Canadian Falls get 90%. Because the volume of water is greater， the Canadian Falls are eroding far more rapidly. Unlike the mountains and canyons of the West， Niagara is a short- time glory that was here yesterday and will be gone tomorrow.
卢浮宫的英文介绍
Louvre, (properly, Musée Louvre), national art museum of France and the palace in which it is housed, located in Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River. The structure, until 1682 a residence of the kings of France, is one of the largest palaces in the world. It occupies the site of a 13th-century fortress. The building of the Louvre was begun in 1546 in the reign of Francis I, according to the plans of the French architect Pierre Lescot. Additions were made to the structure ring the reigns of almost every subsequent French monarch. Under Henry IV, in the early 17th century, the Grande Galerie, now the main picture gallery, which borders the Seine, was completed. Under Napoleon III a wing on the north side (along the rue de Rivoli) was finished. By the mid-19th century the vast complex was completed; covering more than 19 hectares (48 acres), it is a masterpiece of architectural design and sculptural adornment.
In 1793 the Louvre was opened as a public museum, and the French painter Jacques-Louis David was appointed head of a commission to administer it. In 1848 it became the property of the state.
The nucleus of the Louvre collections is the group of Italian Renaissance paintings—among them several by Leonardo da Vinci—which were owned by Francis I, a collector and patron of note. The holdings were significantly enriched by acquisitions made for the monarchy by Cardinal Richelieu and by Cardinal Mazarin, who was instrumental in purchasing works that had belonged to Charles I of England. Napoleon deposited in the Louvre the paintings and works of art seized ring his European conquests; after his downfall, however, many of these works were restored to their original owners. Since that time increasing numbers of gifts, purchases, and finds brought back from archaeological expeditions have permanently enriched the museum. Among its greatest treasures are two of the most famous sculptures of the ancient world, the Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo, and Leonardo's famous portrait, Mona Lisa. The Louvre also holds works by the other Italian masters Raphael and Titian and paintings by the northern artists Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt. Protection of all the Louvre's priceless masterpieces ring the two world wars was effected by their removal to secret depositories outside Paris.
The collections of the museum are administered by seven curatorial departments. The Department of Egyptian Antiquities was formed in 1826 to study and display the objects brought back to France ring Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. The Department of Oriental Antiquities is famed for its collections of Mesopotamian and Islamic art. Other departments include Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities; Objets d'art (including the crown jewels of France); and Drawings and Prints. The Department of Paintings, considered by many scholars the most important in the world, includes several thousand works of the various European schools. Its enormous collection of French paintings ranges from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. Since 1986, however, works of the French impressionists and postimpressionists, many dating from 1848 to 1914 and formerly housed in the Musée Jeu de Paume (Tennis Court Museum) adjacent to the Louvre, have been included in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay on the left bank of the Seine River.
The museum publishes catalogs and brochures. In addition it publishes the Revue de Louvre, which contains articles on new acquisitions and provides information on museum projects and on other French museums.
美国黄石国家公园的英文介绍
Yellowstone National Park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. Yellowstone became the world's first national park on March 1, 1872. Located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming, the park extends into Montana and Idaho. The park is known for its wildlife and geothermal features; the Old Faithful Geyser is one of the most popular features in the park.
More than 1,000 sites of historical significance have been discovered. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. The region was bypassed ring the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800s. Aside from visits by mountain men ring the next early to mid-1800s, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. The U.S. Army was commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance.
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,472 square miles (8,987 km²), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-altitude lake in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano; it has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone.
Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have been documented, including several that are either endangered or threatened. The vast forests and grasslands also include unique species of plants. Common animals in the park include grizzlies, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. Forest fires occur in the park each year; in the large forest fires of 1988, nearly one third of the park burned. Yellowstone has numerous recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing and sightseeing. Paved roads provide close access to the major geothermal areas as well as some of the lakes and waterfalls. During the winter, visitors often access the park by way of guided tours that use either snow coaches or snowmobile.
尼亚加拉瀑布
Niagara Falls has become a tired old tourist sight. But if you look it over in an airplane， it becomes something completely new. You realize that it is not tired； only our way of looking at it is tired. Most visitors go as close to the falls as possible， and watch the waters thundering down. It is fascinating， in a stupefying way. You stand there， hyptonized by the sheer force， the untiring action that goes on and on. But afterward you have a feeling - "So what， really？ The water comes to the cliff and， naturally， it falls down." But at altitude you see it all at once[1]. You see Lake Ontario on one side and Lake Erie on the other， and linking them the 34-mile Niagara River. Then， coming down lower， you see the falls themselves， along a front almost a mile wide， plunges over a 182-foot cliff and flows off through a deep， narrow gorge. And right away， with a flash of understanding[2]， you see the main fact about the Niagara Falls. The falls are moving， the seven-mile-long gorge is merely the track the falls have made as they move along. This instantly reverses all your ideas. On the ground it seemed that the water fell because there was this low place for it to fall into the gorge. Now you see it is the other way round. The falls are the cause， and the gorge is the result. Niagara Gorge looks like the track eaten into an apple by a worm. Niagara differs from the waterfalls you find in mountains， where a thin stream of water comes down a mountainside， half-flying. Some of them are much higher than[3] Niagara， and perhaps more beautiful， but they lack[4] mass and cutting power. Niagara belongs to the heavyweights - where a whole solid river plunges bodily over a cliff The real sight from above is the gigantic movement of the falls themselves， digging the gorge. The falls are still moving today. However， our century has tamed it a bit[5]. A lot of water that used to plunge down now goes through the electric power stations， both American and Canadian. Above in the air， you will understand the real difference between the American and Canadian falls. The American Falls get only about 10% of the water， while the Canadian Falls get 90%. Because the volume of water is greater， the Canadian Falls are eroding far more rapidly. Unlike the mountains and canyons of the West， Niagara is a short- time glory that was here yesterday and will be gone tomorrow.
卢浮宫的英文介绍
Louvre, (properly, Musée Louvre), national art museum of France and the palace in which it is housed, located in Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River. The structure, until 1682 a residence of the kings of France, is one of the largest palaces in the world. It occupies the site of a 13th-century fortress. The building of the Louvre was begun in 1546 in the reign of Francis I, according to the plans of the French architect Pierre Lescot. Additions were made to the structure ring the reigns of almost every subsequent French monarch. Under Henry IV, in the early 17th century, the Grande Galerie, now the main picture gallery, which borders the Seine, was completed. Under Napoleon III a wing on the north side (along the rue de Rivoli) was finished. By the mid-19th century the vast complex was completed; covering more than 19 hectares (48 acres), it is a masterpiece of architectural design and sculptural adornment.
In 1793 the Louvre was opened as a public museum, and the French painter Jacques-Louis David was appointed head of a commission to administer it. In 1848 it became the property of the state.
The nucleus of the Louvre collections is the group of Italian Renaissance paintings—among them several by Leonardo da Vinci—which were owned by Francis I, a collector and patron of note. The holdings were significantly enriched by acquisitions made for the monarchy by Cardinal Richelieu and by Cardinal Mazarin, who was instrumental in purchasing works that had belonged to Charles I of England. Napoleon deposited in the Louvre the paintings and works of art seized ring his European conquests; after his downfall, however, many of these works were restored to their original owners. Since that time increasing numbers of gifts, purchases, and finds brought back from archaeological expeditions have permanently enriched the museum. Among its greatest treasures are two of the most famous sculptures of the ancient world, the Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo, and Leonardo's famous portrait, Mona Lisa. The Louvre also holds works by the other Italian masters Raphael and Titian and paintings by the northern artists Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt. Protection of all the Louvre's priceless masterpieces ring the two world wars was effected by their removal to secret depositories outside Paris.
The collections of the museum are administered by seven curatorial departments. The Department of Egyptian Antiquities was formed in 1826 to study and display the objects brought back to France ring Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. The Department of Oriental Antiquities is famed for its collections of Mesopotamian and Islamic art. Other departments include Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities; Objets d'art (including the crown jewels of France); and Drawings and Prints. The Department of Paintings, considered by many scholars the most important in the world, includes several thousand works of the various European schools. Its enormous collection of French paintings ranges from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. Since 1986, however, works of the French impressionists and postimpressionists, many dating from 1848 to 1914 and formerly housed in the Musée Jeu de Paume (Tennis Court Museum) adjacent to the Louvre, have been included in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay on the left bank of the Seine River.
The museum publishes catalogs and brochures. In addition it publishes the Revue de Louvre, which contains articles on new acquisitions and provides information on museum projects and on other French museums.