What can you find inside the Louvre Museum?

10 Things Not to Miss at the Louvre in Paris, France
  • Mona Lisa. Painting by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503 CE. ...
  • Liberty Leading the People. ...
  • Venus de Milo. ...
  • Great Sphinx of Tanis. ...
  • Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss. ...
  • Victoire de Samothrace/Winged Victory of Samothrace. ...
  • Les Noces de Cana/The Wedding at Cana.




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You'll see the most celebrated of all the Louvre's treasures—the Khorsabad Palace, the Venus de Milo, Nike of Samothrace, Leonardo's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's Slaves—but your guide will also take the time to see other carefully selected works, vividly conveying their details and historical context.

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The Mona Lisa is priceless. Any speculative price (some say over a billion dollars!) would probably be so high that not one person would be able or willing to purchase and maintain the painting. Moreover, the Louvre Museum would probably never sell it.

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The Ain Ghazal Statue Oldest work in the Louvre museum, the 9000 years old human form statue comes from excavations at Ain Ghazal in Jordan. Discovered in 1985 it dates back from the Neolithic Pre-Ceramic period (7th millennium) and was made out of gypsum plaster.

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In the book, Brown alleges that the remains of Mary Magdalene are located under the Louvre, right under the peak of the 'inverted pyramid'- which can be found in the Louvre's underground shopping centre.

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The Louvre palace is huge, with over 400 rooms and 35,000 artworks! It's impossible to see everything in one day. If you only have an hour or two, we recommend visiting the Denon wing, which houses some of the most famous masterpieces (Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, The Raft of the Medusa, and more).

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15 Astounding Facts About the Louvre Museum in Paris
  • 4000 Artworks Were Displaced During WWII.
  • The Museum Opened To the Public in 1793. ...
  • The Louvre Is the Largest Museum on Earth. ...
  • The Louvre Was Once a Home. ...
  • The Louvre Was Once a Fortress. ...
  • The Louvre Has Existed for Eight Centuries. ...


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