Louvre
- Address:Place du Louvre, Paris
- Hours:Wed - Mon 9am - 6pm (Wed & Fri 10pm)
- Admission:€ 9.50 for adults
Cultural Experience, Must-Do Experience, Monument - Modern, Museum
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The Louvre may be the world's greatest art museum. Don't be daunted by its size and overwhelming richness; if you have even the merest interest in the fruits of human civilization from antiquity to the 19th century, then visit you must.
The former fortress began its career as a public museum in 1793 with 2,500 paintings; now some 30,000 are on display. The most famous works from antiquity include the Seated Scribe, the Jewels of Rameses II, and the armless duo - the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo.
From the Renaissance, don't miss Michelangelo's Slaves, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and works by Raphael, Botticelli, and Titian. French masterpieces of the 19th century include Ingres' La Grande Odalisque, Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa, and the work of David and Delacroix.
The Grand Louvre project has rejuvenated the museum with many new and renovated galleries now open to the public. To avoid queues at the pyramid, buy your ticket in advance.
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Excellent tour and our guide was wonderful too. A great way to visit the Louvre when your time is limited.
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Skipping the line was awesome. At the Louvre you make long lines to get in and it was awesome to bypass the line. Tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable.
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Very impressed with the tour. Well worth the money. In our 3 hrs tour, our guide showed us all the main masterpeices... Then after the tour,
you have an option to stay in the Louvre to continue on your own. Will recommend this tour to anyone.
Practical Info
Located next to the Seine River in central Paris, and at one end of the grand axis from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs Elysee, the Louvre is easy to find. Catch metro line 1 or 7 to station Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre.
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