The louvre museum in paris holds an impressive collection of art, that includes works like the Mona Lisa by leonardo da vinci and Alexandro of Antioch's Venus de Milo.leonardo da vinci is the greatest artist to go down in history and his skills are still revered to date. Here you can also find the painting of the biblical the last supper. Known in French, as musee du louvre is easily accessible by public transport. If you decide to visit Paris you will include a visit to the musee du louvre for sure. Paris is of course a very beautiful city to visit, with many cultural and tourist interests and not forgetting the French cuisine. The louvre museum has been marked by several extensions and renovations over the centuries to accommodate its expanding collections. The latest was the Louvre pyramid which is also the entrance to the museum finished in 1989; a large glass pyramid. The French government is building a replica of the louvre museum in Abu Dhabi in exchange for oil, where some of the louvre art will be displayed. The louvre has been mentioned prominently in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
_joshuaBENTLEY posted a photo:
Spent a good amount of hours in The Louvre on one of our first days in Paris. There is an overwhelming amount of art in that place. I loved it all though. Such an amazing experience.
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Louvre, Paris. One of the most interesting guys - ever. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten Photo taken at the Louvre, Paris