THE LOUVRE: Stolen Greek statue of NIKE 😲 (Winged Victory of Samothrace), Paris

Greek statue of Nike of Samothrace, the Louvre Museum, Paris. Let’s travel to Paris, France and let’s visit the Louvre (the Louvre Museum) in Paris in order to view the famous Nike of Samothrace Greek statue (also called the Winged Victory of Samothrace). The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic Greek sculpture of Nike, that was created in about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre in Paris, France and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BCE. It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing, and its base in the shape of a ship’s bow. The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is the world’s largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (ward). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). The Louvre is the world’s second most visited museum after the Palace Museum in China, receiving more than million visitors in 2018. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ► #TheLouvre #Louvre #VicStefanu