Exhibition: The Gates of Heaven
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Exhibition: The Gates of Heaven


Suite101 (Stan Parchin)

The Musée du Louvre will host The Gates of Heaven: Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt from March 6 to June 29, 2009.

"The Gates of Heaven" is an ancient Egyptian expression that refers to the doors of a sanctuary that contained the statue of a divinity.

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