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  2. Louvre Palace - Wikipedia

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    North wing of Louvre facing main courtyard. The Louvre Palace (French: Palais du Louvre, [palɛ dy luvʁ]), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a vast expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois.

  3. Louvre - Wikipedia

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    But the museum was saved by the efforts of Paris firemen and museum employees led by curator Henry Barbet de Jouy. [55] Following the end of the monarchy, several spaces in the Louvre's South Wing went to the museum. The Salle du Manège was transferred to the museum in 1879, and in 1928 became its main entrance lobby. [56]

  4. Museums in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Ranked third on the list, the Louvre Museum with 8,260,000 visitors is the most visited location in the city that charges admission. Only two free attractions surpassed it: the famous Catholic churches of Sacré-Coeur and Notre-Dame. The Pompidou Cultural Center, including the Museum of Modern Art, the library and exhibition spaces, welcomed ...

  5. Category:Collection of the Louvre - Wikipedia

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    Works held by the Louvre Museum, Paris. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A. Antiquities in the Louvre (4 C, 3 P) C ...

  6. Louvre Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    The Louvre Pyramid (French: Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass-and-metal structure designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard ( Cour Napoléon ) of the Louvre Palace in Paris , surrounded by three smaller pyramids.

  7. Category:Museums in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Adam Mickiewicz Museum, Paris; Archaeological Crypt of the Paris Notre-Dame; French submarine Argonaute (S636) Army Museum (Paris) Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; Musée des Arts et Métiers

  8. List of museums in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Musée du Louvre: 1st: Art: world's largest museum, includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, decorative arts, Egyptian antiquities, Near Eastern antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Islamic art Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin: 15th: History

  9. List of most-visited museums - Wikipedia

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    Musée du Louvre, Paris, France Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome National Museum of China, Beijing, China British Museum, London Natural History Museum, London Metropolitan Museum, New York City National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., United States Tate Modern, London, England National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea ...