THE LOUVRE, PARIS

LOCATION : The Louvre or Louvre Museum (FRENCH: Musée du Louvre,) is one of the world's largest Museums and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1 st arrondissement (district). Topping the list of the world’s most visited museums, the Louvre Museum is located in the Louvre Palace with its signature glass pyramid marking its entrance

DESCRIPTION : The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed in 1796 until 1801.

 

The collection was increased under Napoleon and the museum renamed the Musée Napoléon. After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, many works seized by his armies were returned to their original owners. The collection was further increased during the reigns of Louis XV111 and Charles X, and during the Second French Empire the museum gained 20,000 pieces.

 

Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). With more than 9.7 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum.

 

Housing a collection of more than 1 million objects, the Louvre boasts some of the world’s most famous art works such as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Michelangelo’s “Dying Slave” and the Greek statue, “Venus of Milo.” 

 

All the pictures above are the decorations and gallery of pictures onside the museum. As of 2008, the collection is divided among eight curatorial department :  Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings.