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Paris' grandest park, the Tuileries Garden, was once the private property of kings and
queens. Today it links the Louvre, Orangerie, Jeu de Paume, and Orsay museums. And
across from the Louvre are the tranquil, historic courtyards of the Palais Royal. Shoppers
This is Europe's oldest, biggest, greatest, and second-most-crowded museum (after the
Vatican). Housed in a U-shaped, 16th-century palace (accentuated by a 20th-century glass
pyramid), the Louvre is Paris' top museum and one of its key landmarks. It's home to
MonaLisa
,
VenusdeMilo,
andhallafterhallofGreekandRomanmasterpieces,medieval
jewels, Michelangelo statues, and paintings by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to
the Romantics (mid-1800s).
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