Musée du Louvre

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The Louvre Museum, former residence of the kings of France, has for two centuries been one of the biggest museums in the world. Its collections are spread over 8 departments : Near Eastern Antiquities, Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Paintings, Sculptures, Decorative Arts, and Prints and Drawings dating from the Middle Ages to 1848. The Louvre in figures: 35,000 works of art in 60,600 m² of rooms devoted to permanent collections, with 2,410 windows, 3,000 locks and 10,000 steps. Le Louvre peinture visiteur © OTCP - Henri Garat "The Venus de Milo", Musée du Louvre © OTCP - Amélie Dupont Musée du Louvre fresque © OTCP - Amélie Dupont Le Louvre © Thinkstock Louvre pyramide © Thinkstock Louvre pyramide nuit © Thinkstock Le Louvre cour Napoléon nuit © Thinkstock Find out more about this venue ViewpointView from the Carrousel du Louvre of the Champs-Elysées and Arc de Triomphe. The hundreds of windows provide unique views over the Seine, Cour Napoléon, Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, Pont Neuf and Rue de Rivoli.Architectural styleSecond empireCollectionsAntiquités, Archéologie, Arts décoratifs, Arts de l'Islam, Arts graphiques, Joaillerie, Mobilier, Objets d'art, Peinture, Sculpture, Renaissance (XVe - XVIe), Maniérisme (XVIe), Baroque (XVIe - XVIIe), Néoclassicisme (XVIIIe - XIXe), Romantisme (XVIIIe - XIXe), Réalisme (XIXe), Impressionnisme (XIXe), Symbolisme (XIXe)GardenThe Tuileries gardens have been linked to the Louvre since January 2005. Statute National

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