Thoughts on New York's the Cloisters
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Edward w Pritchard
Before I first visited the Cloisters in New York city I was fortunate enough to visit the Sorbonne medieval museum in Paris, France . As a comparison between two of the world's finest medieval museum I often remember each museum's collection Paris and New York and the lasting impression each location and collection leaves on the fortunate visitor years in his future as the money to travel at will leaves him for old age's poor health and lack of monies to travel.
The Sorbonne medieval museum is magnificent but is forced into competing with dozens of world class art museums in Paris as well as the spell Paris itself permanently blesses on the tourist. After a few days of visiting the sites of Paris with plenty of money to see the city and museums as well as a world class hotel to stay in for a few days Paris generates a smile for future years.
New York's jewel is the cloisters blessed by John D. Rockefeller who spent some of his world class Fortune to pick out a location on the Hudson River and spent money as no object to buy the medieval art and statues as well as the buildings to house the location, collections and ambiance of antiquity. Room after room will set the mood for visitors of the museum to go into the past of Europe to display the art in a serene and authentic environment. There is a serenity to the Cloister's rooms of fine art that slows guests down during their New York city visit.
Stand out behind the Cloisters and watch the Hudson River race by. American Indians used the Hudson to move about their country. Now the sub way from New York city or taxi from Harlem zips you to the Cloisters,
Visit the cloisters after you visit the metropolitan museum in downtown New York. The Cloisters are my favorite location in America.
