The Louvre

Elegant and lavish in style, the French museum of Louvre is a landmark monument in the city Paris which stands tall with the tag of world’s largest museum. It is housed in the Louvre Palace on the banks of the Seine and hosts impressive art collections in the departments of Egyptian antiques, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Islamic Art, Sculptures, Decorative Arts, Paintings, Prints and Drawings with the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci as the most famous exhibit. The Carrousel and Tuileries Gardens are other historical sites here with an open-air sculpture museum, whose pathways lead to the Louvre.

The Louvre has over 380,000 works in-store, but only a handful are on display in the exhibit section, with renowned artworks from Leonardo Da Vinci, Vermeer, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Eugène Delacroix. Besides the artworks here, the glass pyramid which serves as the main entrance to the museum and the Inverted Pyramid built as a part of the Grand Louvre plan are the other star attractions of this place.

Initially a royal residence, this museum has undergone great renovation and remodelling since the 18th century and now boasts of a world-class museum space with an underground shopping mall, the Carrousel du Louvre. The three wings in the Louvre are the Sully, Richelieu, and Denon wings at the eastern, northern and southern end. Also available here are the guided tours in the English language which can be booked either online or at the ticket area under the pyramid. The museum also hosts seasonal exhibitions on its premises.