Louvre
Paris, France

Louvre in Paris (France) - museum, historic monument, fortress

Where is located Louvre?

Address of Louvre is Musée du Louvre, 75058, Paris, France
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When was built Louvre?

Built date of Louvre is 1546-1878

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Facts, informations and history of Louvre

The Louvre took its origin from the fortress. At the beginning King Philip II of August ordered the construction of a massive 30-meter tower, 4 m thick walls. King Charles V expanded the fortress to the palace, then King Franciszek I commissioned a completely new project. During the reign of Louis XIV, work on the construction of the so-called "Old Louvre" was completed. From 1805, Napoleon I ordered a thorough renovation of the "Old Louvre" and the construction of the "New Louvre".

After the French Revolution, the Louvre became the National Museum of France.

Currently, the palace - museum team consists of: two main parts: Old Louvre - with four wings and the New Louvre, surrounded by galleries and palaces "Place du Carrousel" , reaching up to the Tuileries pavilion.

In the middle of the 19th century, two pavilions were placed on the square: I'Orangerie and Jen de Paume.

The Louvre did not always serve as a museum, until the 16th century it was a fortress. During World War II, the Nazis turned the Louvre into a warehouse where stolen works of art were stored.

Currently Louvre is visited annually by almost two million tourists who are traveling 15 kilometers to see the whole complex which includes min. 255 exhibition rooms gathering such works as "Mona Lisa", "Statue of Venus from Milo" or "Nike from Samothrace", and Grande Galerie, Reserve or Laboratoire, where fakes are detected.

In the museum, over 380,000 works of art have been collected, of which only about 35,000 are presented.

The most famous painting in the world - Mona Liza - apart from protection by bulletproof glass has its own security guards, who watch closely the crowds of tourists before the painting.

Currently, the Louvre art collection is divided into sections: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Ancient Middle East, Islamic Art, Sculpture, Painting, Art Crafts, Drawing and Graphics.

Visiting the museum begins by entering the glass pyramid built in the 1980s on the basis of President Mitterrand's idea. There are cash registers, information desk, shop and toilets.

The 21-meter glass pyramid is one of four, the other three smaller pyramids surround it in Napoleon's courtyard.

The Louvre is divided into three pavilions, which makes visiting a bit easier. They are: Sully, Denon and Richelieu.

The museum underwent a major renovation in 1981. After completion of the work, the Louvre doubled its area to 6 ha, thus becoming one of the largest museums in the world.

The length of the building is 850 meters.

Every first Sunday of the month you can enter the museum free of charge.

In the capital of the United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi is the second museum of the Louvre.

Architect of Louvre

Architect of Louvre is Pierre Lescot, Catherine de Medici, J. A. du Cerceau II, Claude Perrault

How many meters have Louvre?

Height of Louvre is 21.65 - the height of the pyramid

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Construction/building type

Building Louvre is of type Palace

Architectural style

Architectural style of Louvre is French renaissance

Other dimensions, parameters and frequently asked questions

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What area have Louvre?

Louvre have area of 20 hectares

What material is the building made of?

Louvre is made of the following materials: Stone

Other names

The building is also known by other common names or in the original language, i.e. Musée de la République

Is the building on the UNESCO World Heritage List?

UNESCO
Yes, the building Louvre is inscribed on the UNESCO List under the reference 600.
The listing took place in the year 1991.
Details of the entry are available on the Unesco website at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/600/

Official website

The official website of the building, where up-to-date information can be found, is http://www.louvre.fr

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vera
#9
vera
19 years ago
cztery lata temu bylam w Paryzu na wycieczce klasowej organizowanej przez liceum plastyczne, podobalo mi sie bardzo, szczegolnie wieza Eiffla i Luwr. Teraz jestem w piatej klasie i robie prace dyplomowa, kopiuje obraz pt "Wielka Odaliska" Ingresa, ale nie mam dobrej reprodukcji. Jesli ktos by mial zdjecie tego obrazu lub z albumu to bylabym bardzo wdzieczna gdyby przyslal na moj adres emailowy: vera111@poczta.onet.pl , dzieki!!!
aleera do iwonki :)
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aleera do iwonki :)
19 years ago
Nie za robienie zdjęć nie jest pobierana żadna opłata! Można robić fotek do woli, oczywiście Mona Lisa jest chroniona i jejzdjęć TEORETYCZNIE robić nie wolno ale w praktyce wygląda to inaczej, zwłaszcza, że sporo Japończyków odiwedza Paryż i Luwr, flesze tylko strzelają :)
aleera
#7
aleera
19 years ago
Tydzień temu wróciłam z podrózy poślubnej z Paryża... ehh co tu dużo mówić! Cudownie. Luwr powalał i żałuję że zwiedzaliśmy tylko jego część. Na całość potrzebowalibyśmy chyba tygodnia :) POLECAM!!!
c_oyot
#6
c_oyot
19 years ago
nie zeby cos ale luwr ma tylko 3 skrzydła.
iwonka
#5
iwonka
19 years ago
jeszcze jedno czy ktos moze mi powiedziec czy pobierana jest oplata za robienie zdięć w tym muzeum.czekam na odp. :)
iwonka
#4
iwonka
19 years ago
wydaje sie ciekawe;)i ta ma byc bo z apare tygodni tam jade:)
olo
#3
olo
19 years ago
Piękny pałac hmm....... tylko co tam robi ta pirmida. Piramidy do Egiptu.
Krzys
#2
Krzys
20 years ago
Bylem w Paryzu i widzialem Luwr i jego muzeum. Strasznie dlugie kolejki. Gdyby nie Polacy czekali juz kolo kasy, stalbym chba pare godzin :-). Lubje barok. Szkoda - jak juz pisalem, ze nie macie barok z Polski, n.p. Palac Branickich z Bialegostoku, Rogalin, Pulawy, Wilanow lub Zamek na Wawelu. Jakos mi sie wydaje, ze oprocz Warszawy - ktora owszem i niewatpliwie ma swoje walory, jak i tez fajne barokowe i klasystyczne palace - nie uwzgledniliscie innych polskich miast. Szkoda.
carla
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carla
20 years ago
najpiękniejsze muzeum na świecie!!!

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