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The Louvre Palace, often referred to simply as the Louvre, is a palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a large expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church o
West wing of the Louvre's Cour Carrée with the Pavillon de l'Horloge
North wing of Louvre facing main courtyard
Aerial view of the Louvre Palace (right) and the Tuileries Garden (left) in 2018
The Louvre Palace (center) and the Tuileries Palace front (burned 1870s) circa 1850
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The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, includi
Louvre Palace
…government-related functions in the past, including intermittently as a royal residence between the 14th and 18th centuries. It is now mostly used by the Louvre Museum, which first opened there in 1793. While this area along the Seine had been inhabited for thousands of years, the Louvre's history starts around 1190…
The Louvre Museum and pyramid on the Cour Napoléon
Below-ground portions of the medieval Louvre are still visible.
Antonio Canova's Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss was commissioned in 1787 and donated in 1824.