Last, but definitely not least, the museum holding one of the most famous paintings across the world: the Louvre Museum.
The Louvre museum wasn't always a museum, it was actually first built as a fortress and in the 16th century turned into a royal palace. Throughout the years of royal residency, almost every monarch expanded the Louvre and as a result it now covers 652,300 square feet. In 1793, it was opened as a museum and held 537 royal paintings along with confiscated church property. However, because of structural problems, the museum closed just three years later. In 1801, Napoleon increased the collection in the Louvre and the museum was then renamed Musee Napoleon (Napoleon Museum). Furthermore, after Napoleon's abdication many works were seized and returned to their original owners. During the reigns of Charles X and Louis XVIII, and during the Second French Empire the museum increased, obtaining approximately 20,000 pieces. And to this day displays 35,000 works of art throughout the entire museum. One of those works being the Mona Lisa, more on that on my next post ;)
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