The Louvre is one of the most numerous museums to the light of rosés on the right-hand birch of the Canopy in the first district of Paris. Was founded on November 8, 1793.
The museum is located in the Louvre Palace, which was built as a castle at the end of the 12th century under Philip II. The building has been expanded many times, forming a modern Louvre Palace. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decided that the Louvre should be used as a museum, demonstrating the cultural masterpieces of the country.
Since 2008, the exhibits of the museum are divided into 8 collections: Ancient East, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art of Islam, Sculptures, Arts, Fine Arts.
The Louvre contains more than 380 thousand exhibits, of which only 350 thousand are exhibited in eight halls with a total area of more than 60 thousand m². The Louvre shows sculptures, works of art, paintings, drawings and archaeological finds. This is the most visited museum in the world, with an average of 15,000 visitors per day, 65 percent of which are tourists.
The most popular part of the museum is Denon's wing. It is here that the majority of tourists who want to look at the legendary "Gioconda" by Leonardo da Vinci
Coronation of Napoleon Jean Louis from 1805 to 1808 The "Medusa" ration was written by Theodor Geriko in 1819
Louis XIV wrote the Hyacinth of Riga in 1701 Woman in front of a mirror Written by Titian around 1515
Nika Samofrakiyskaya, author unknown; she refers to the II century before our era Venus de Milo Venus's birth date is about BC
Marley's Horse. Order was carried out by Guillaume le Cousteau in Winged Assyrian bulls are dated to BC, and were found in 1843 by Paul- Émile Bott.
Also here you can look at the Regent's Diamond, the Crater from Antey, Napoleon III Apartments, Hammurabi Codex and much more.
Coordinates and hours of the Louvre Address: Rue de Rivoli Metro Station: Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre Opening hours: Wednesday and Friday 9: 00-21: 45, other days until 18:00, Tuesday - day off. The Louvre is a place where everyone should go. Visit this charming museum and plunge into the world of art
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