The Louvre museum in Paris

During eight centuries, the Louvre palace has been enlarged and embellished by French Kings and Emperors alike.

 President Francois Mitterrand added the final touch to it with his Grand Louvre project. This 1981/1997 project included an extension and the restructuring of the museum.

The Pei pyramid is the Louvre museum entrance

The Louvre museum in Paris

 The famous Pei glass pyramids mark the new entrance to the Louvre museum.

The Louvre is at the same time a splendid and huge royal palace along the Seine river and one of the best arts museums in the world.

It displays the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and many other first class paintings from across Europe and centuries (below the barque of Dante and Virgile by Eugene Delacroix).

It also displays a superb collection of Egyptian pieces of arts (below an Egyptian funeral coffer).

From the pyramid entrance (above), you can also access one of the best and largest shopping centers in Paris, a really nice underground shopping experience.

The relaxing Tuileries garden near by the Louvre museum is one of the most beautiful parks in Paris.  Altogether a first class combination well worth a full day of your time.

The barque of Dante by Delacroix, Louvre museum

Musee du Louvre
75058 Paris Cedex 01

station Palais Royal on line 1

Open 9am to 6pm all days except Tuesdays, January 1^st, May 1^st, November 11^th and December 25^th. The museum is open until 10 pm on Wednesday and Friday evenings.

Full-day Louvre museum entrance fee: 9 euros 
Louvre museum entrance fee from 6pm to 9.45pm on Wednesday and Friday evenings: 6 euros.

To get easy access on your own to Paris museums, get your Paris Museum Pass. You will also save altogether on entrance fees. As the Louvre museum is quite large, we also recommend you a guided visit.  

Louvre museum web site

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