Tuesday, November 10, 2009

LOUVRE 1


The Louvre Museum is the largest national museum of france . The museum constructed around 1200 as a fortress and rebuilt in the mid-16th century for use as a royal palace, began its career as a public museum in 1793. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed in 1796 until 1801.

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