Because they were going to visit the famous Grand Gallery of the Louvre, Ye Tian and the others did not spend two or three hours on a lunch like the French tourists in the restaurant.

In less than an hour, they finished their lunch and were the fastest guests in the entire restaurant.

Then they said goodbye to Martinez and the others, and then left the dining room next to Napoleon III's bedroom, and walked to the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, located on the second floor of the Denon Pavilion.

Named after the Louvre's first director, Denon, the Pavilion is home to almost all of the Louvre's most famous paintings, including the Mona Lisa.

The Grand Gallery, located on the second floor of the Denon Pavilion, is a straight corridor of more than 450 meters, and on both sides of the corridor are hung countless top-level oil paintings famous in the history of Western art, mainly Italian paintings.

One of the three masters of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci's other two paintings, "Our Lady of the Rocks" and "St. John the Baptist", hang in this corridor.

As for Leonardo da Vinci's other masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, it is protected by several layers of unusually strong bulletproof glass in the special Mona Lisa Room, which cannot be approached at all, but can only be viewed from afar.

In the middle of the Grand Gallery, there is a passage that leads directly to the Mona Lisa Room, where you can visit the Mona Lisa at any time while visiting the Grand Gallery.

In addition to the many Italian paintings, the Louvre sometimes makes some adjustments, moving some of the famous paintings from the French Paintings, on the other side of the Mona Lisa Room, to the Grand Gallery.

These famous paintings include the Coronation of Napoleon I, Liberty Leading the People, The Oath of the Horace Brothers, The Raft of the Medusa, and many other glittering top artworks.

Because of these top works of art from Italy and France, which are famous in the history of Western art, the Grand Gallery has become one of the most important art exhibition areas in the Louvre.

No matter who you are, no matter who comes from there, if you come to visit the Louvre, the Grand Gallery must not be missed, not to mention Ye Tian, a top antique art appraisal expert!

As they spoke, Ye Tian and the others stepped on the Samothrace stairs again and walked towards the large gallery on the second floor of the Denong Pavilion.

During the journey, Ye Tian also introduced the past and present life of the Grand Gallery to Betty and the others.

"The Grand Gallery, originally a passage connecting the Louvre and the Tuileries, was built by King Henry IV of France, the founder of the Bourbon dynasty, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

It is one of the most spectacular part of the Louvre and one of the most spectacular art galleries in the world, one of the largest on a grand scale, which took 13 years to complete.

During the Second French Empire, the length of the Grand Gallery was reduced to two-thirds of its original length, which is what we are about to see, and it is still breathtaking!

Henry IV, for example, was a hunting maniac, and he used to gallop in the Grand Gallery in pursuit of foxes, which shows how grand the Grand Gallery of the Louvre really is......"

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian and the others had already passed the Samothrace staircase and arrived at the Grand Gallery of the Louvre on the second floor of the Denon Pavilion.

It's lunchtime, and there are far fewer visitors to the art display area than during the morning and afternoon peak periods, and most people go to the rest area for lunch.

Others leave the Louvre and go out to eat, and after lunch, many return to the Louvre again, as long as they keep their ticket stubs and don't have to buy tickets twice.

The only trouble is that these visitors have to wait in line again and go through another security check.

Of course, there is no shortage of visitors who come to the Louvre and leave after checking in, and have no interest in staying here to enjoy the artworks.

They are probably more interested in the Pont des Arts on the Seine next to the Louvre, where it may be more meaningful to hang a lock that symbolizes love.

In addition, there is the Champs-Élysées not far away, which can be said to be a place of pilgrimage for countless women, and the attraction is incomparably huge!

As soon as you enter the Grand Gallery, you have not had time to admire the world's most famous art gallery when you see a strange scene.

At the entrance of the large gallery, two men and one woman stood side by side, each leaning forward and making a gesture ready to start, with extremely excited expressions.

Almost at the same time that Ye Tian and the others saw these three guys, the girl standing in the middle shouted.

"Run! Whoever makes it to the finish line first will be the winner!"

Before the words fell, the three guys were already like wild horses on the loose, and rushed out hand in hand, galloping towards the other end of the big gallery.

"Hahaha"

While striding wildly, these three guys were also laughing uncontrollably, laughing heartily and unrestrained!

In particular, the laughter of the girl in the middle, like a silver bell, was crisp and pleasant, unusually beautiful, and resounded throughout the entire Louvre Grand Gallery!

For the unrestrained and unbridled behavior of these guys, several security personnel at the entrance of the big gallery could only look at each other helplessly and smile bitterly, and then immediately chased after them.

The other two security personnel twenty or thirty meters in front of them quickly moved to the middle of the large gallery, each with open arms, ready to intercept the three guys who were rushing wildly!

Seeing this scene in front of her, Betty immediately exclaimed excitedly.

"Wow! This is the famous 'running in the big gallery', right? I didn't expect to see this scene as soon as I entered the big gallery, it was so interesting!"

At the same time, Betty even showed an eager expression, as if she was ready to run wild in the world's most famous art gallery!

Anderson, who was standing on the other side of Ye Tian, and Matisse behind him, were confused, and they didn't understand the specific meaning of the scene in front of them.

"Steven, what is 'running wild in the big gallery'? Is there any allusion? Those guys are so bold that they dare to run wild in the big gallery of the Louvre.

If they accidentally knock over a sculpture or destroy a painting hanging on the wall, they're going to go bankrupt and cry to death in the toilet!"

Anderson asked curiously, his eyes full of puzzlement.

Ye Tian looked at the three guys who had been stopped by the security personnel, and then said with a smile:

"'Running in the Grand Gallery' is indeed an allusion, and the first person to gallop in the Grand Gallery was the builder of the Grand Gallery, King Henry IV of France, but he rode wildly.

In the early 60s of the last century, the famous French film director Truffaut, in his best romance movie "Jules and Jim", filmed a scene of three people running on the bridge.

This classic romance movie must be familiar to everyone, especially the heroine Catherine, who was portrayed by Truffaut as an 'eternal woman', a woman who could not be had!

Soon after, in another French film, The Outlaw, director Godard recreated the scene of the trio running wildly in a tribute to Jules and Jim, in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre.

With the popularity of "Outlaw", "Running Wild in the Grand Gallery" has become an imitation behavior of countless men and women in love for a while, which has become a trend and has also caused a headache for the Louvre.

In 2004, the famous Italian film director Bertolucci once again recreated the classic movie scene running wild in the big gallery in his romantic movie "Dreaming of Paris".

Fueled by these famous film directors and classic romance films, 'Running Wild in the Grand Gallery' has become an extremely romantic act that has been emulated by countless young men and women!

What we are seeing at the moment is the reproduction of the classic movie scene of 'running wild in the Grand Gallery', but unfortunately, these three guys obviously can't run to the other end of the Grand Gallery!"

After listening to Ye Tian's explanation, Anderson and the others immediately sighed.

"Wow, I see, it's a very romantic move, but the risk is a bit high!"

"As the legend goes, the French are really romantic to the bone!"