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   Where is the Louvre located?

   • Louvre, national museum and art gallery of France, housed in part of a large palace in Paris that was built on the right-bank site of the 12th-century fortress of Philip Augustus. It is the world’s most-visited art museum, with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid-19th century.

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   What is the Louvre Museum known for?

   • The Louvre Museum is now home to more than 35,000 of the world’s most famous works of art, including the “Mona Lisa,” the “Venus de Milo,” and the “Great Sphinx of Tanis.” The Louvre Museum was constructed by King Philippe Augustus as a fortress in 1190 to protect the city of Paris from foreign invasion.

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   When did the Louvre open?

   • During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property.

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   Why was the Louvre built?

   • Around the year 1190, King Philippe Augustus ordered a wall and a defensive fortress, the Louvre, to be constructed to protect the city of Paris from English and Norman invasions. A rendering of the Louvre museum circa 1500 by the Rouargue Brothers, notable because of the original defensive mechanisms, including the tower and the fortress walls.

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   May 5, 2024 · Louvre, the national museum and art gallery of France, housed in part of a large palace in Paris. It is the world’s most-visited art museum, with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid-19th century. Highlights include Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

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   The Louvre exhibits sculptures, objets d'art, paintings, drawings, and archaeological finds. At any given point in time, approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are being exhibited over an area of 72,735 m 2 (782,910 sq ft), making it the largest museum in the world.

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   The museum is open today. 9:00 AM 9:45 PM. Welcome to the Louvre – prepare your visit, explore the palace and museum collections and check out the latest news.

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   Opening hours, prices, access, map, amenities, restaurants – everything you need to know before visiting the museum.

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   Aug 11, 2019 · The Louvre Museum is now home to more than 35,000 of the world’s most famous works of art, including the “Mona Lisa,” the “Venus de Milo,” and the “Great Sphinx of Tanis.” Key Takeaways. The Louvre Museum was constructed by King Philippe Augustus as a fortress in 1190 to protect the city of Paris from foreign invasion.

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   Le musée est ouvert aujourd’hui. 9h 18h. Préparez votre visite, découvrez les lieux emblématiques du palais et les collections du musée et suivez l'actualité du Louvre et des Tuileries.

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    It is now mostly used by the Louvre Museum, which first opened there in 1793. While this area along the Seine had been inhabited for thousands of years, [1] the Louvre's history starts around 1190 with its first construction as the Louvre Castle defending the western front of the Wall of Philip II Augustus, the then new city-wall of Paris.