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The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall Museum Photo. Image ID: 28823 Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA	Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. Museum Picture. Image ID: 22289 Location: San Diego, California, USA	The Louvre Pyramid at Night, Pyramide du Louvre, large glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris Stock Photography of Museum. Image ID: 28095 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Leaving the Louvre Museum, evening, Paris. Photograph of Museum. Image ID: 28111 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. Museum Photos. Image ID: 28161 Location: Hotel National des Invalides, Paris, France	Tomb of Napolean Bonaparte in Les Invalides. Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. Museum Image. Image ID: 28122 Location: Hotel National des Invalides, Paris, France

The Thinker (Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture on marble pedestal by Auguste Rodin. now in the Musee Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy. Professional stock photos of Museum. Image ID: 28173 Location: Musee Rodin, Paris, France	Gallery of Italian Painting, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France Pictures of Museum. Image ID: 28108 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Museum Photo. Image ID: 28136 Location: Musee National dArt Moderne, Paris, France

Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego Museum Picture. Image ID: 30764	Aerial Photo of USS MIdway Museum and Downtown San Diego Stock Photography of Museum. Image ID: 30816 Location: San Diego, California, USA	The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall Photograph of Museum. Image ID: 28822 Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA

The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam, Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1689. Oil on canvas, h 130cm x w 197cm x d 12.5cm Museum Photos. Image ID: 29478 Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands	Musee Rodin, in Paris, France, is a museum dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Museum Image. Image ID: 28174 Location: Musee Rodin, Paris, France	Jardin des Tuileries. The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564. Professional stock photos of Museum. Image ID: 28231 Location: Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France

Musee du Louvre and Seine River, viewed from Pavilion Denon. Pictures of Museum. Image ID: 28041 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Aphrodite of Milos, Aphrodite tes Melou, better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek marble statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans). Museum Photo. Image ID: 28097 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Museum Picture. Image ID: 28137 Location: Musee National dArt Moderne, Paris, France

Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. Stock Photography of Museum. Image ID: 28162 Location: Hotel National des Invalides, Paris, France	Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. Photograph of Museum. Image ID: 28163 Location: Hotel National des Invalides, Paris, France	Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. Museum Photos. Image ID: 28164 Location: Hotel National des Invalides, Paris, France

Musee Rodin, in Paris, France, is a museum dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Museum Image. Image ID: 28175 Location: Musee Rodin, Paris, France	Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. Professional stock photos of Museum. Image ID: 28219 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Napoleon sur le champ de bataille d'Eylau, painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1807. Musee du Louvre. Pictures of Museum. Image ID: 28222 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. Museum Photo. Image ID: 28037 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. Museum Picture. Image ID: 28056 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). Stock Photography of Museum. Image ID: 28062 Location: Petit Palais, Paris, France

Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). Photograph of Museum. Image ID: 28066 Location: Petit Palais, Paris, France	The Louvre Pyramid, Pyramide du Louvre, large glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris Museum Photos. Image ID: 28094 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France	The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC. Museum Image. Image ID: 28102 Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France