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Top 30 Attraction 9 Louvre MUST SEE!
Maybe you don't know much about the Louvre? Yes that's possible - maybe you don't even
know what it is. The Louvre is not only the largest museum in France but also the most vis-
ited museum in the world.
However, for sure you know of the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's' masterpiece. Yes, ex-
actly. This is the place where you can see the world's most famous and probably most ex-
pensive painting for a short moment! The Mona Lisa and several other famous paintings are
part of the huge collection the Louvre hosts.
ThehistoryoftheLouvrestartedin1190whenKingPhilippe-Augustebuiltitasaprotective
fortress. From the 14
th
century on the fortress was gradually transformed into a Royal res-
idence until, in 1546, work started on building a new palace in the French renaissance style
still seen today.
From the mid 18
th
century the Royal family opened parts of their collections to the public
and the idea of a museum in the Louvre was born.
At the end of the 18
th
century after the French Revolution, the Louvre was definitely trans-
formed into the museum known today.
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