Mona Lisa fans decry brief encounter with their idol in Paris
(The Guardian France)

Louvre visitors complain of being moved on in seconds after spending hours in queueThe queue snakes along the Louvre´s corridors, up the steps and escalators and outside to the famous glass pyramid. Most of those waiting have one ultimate aim: to see the Mona Lisa.The usual complaints from visitors about Leonardo da Vinci´s celebrated oil-on-wood painting cover everything from the lengthy queues to its size - at just 77cm by 53cm, it is smaller than many expect. Related: Did Leonardo da Vinci create a nude Mona Lisa - and if so, who was the model? Continue reading...