Musee du Louvre | |
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Established | 10 August 1793 |
Location | Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France |
Type | Art museum and historic site |
Visitor figures | 2.7 million (2020)
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Director | Jean-Luc Martinez |
Curator | Marie-Laure de Rochebrune |
Public transit access | |
Website | www.louvre.fr |
The Louvre is a museum in Paris. It has millions of visitors every year because of its art collection. It is the most visited art museum in the world.
The most famous piece of art in the Louvre is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Other paintings include works of Rembrandt, Giambattista Pittoni, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian and Eugène Delacroix.
There are also many statues inside the Louvre. The most famous statues are the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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