Louvre Museum

Musée du Louvre or we usually called it Louvre Museum, is the most famous museum in France and one of the world's largest museum. It is located on Rive Droite Seine, 1st Arrondissement (district). Firstly, this is a fortress in Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) built in the late 12th Century under Philip II.

The museum opened on 10 August with an exhibition of 537 paintings. You must be feel similiar with Mona Lisa ( La Joconde) and Venus de Milo. Both of them also include in Louvre art collection. They have so many amazing works of art. ♥♥♥

Ah ya, there is Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace. It is a large glass and metal pyramid surrounded by three small pyramids.

You can enjoy a beautiful view at the night. When lights of lamp brighten the museum and pyramid. I'm swear, that's so, so cool ! If you really like art, you should try to go to Louvre museum. You won't regret even if you run out your money, LOL~ ☺

You need €10 (full-day access) to go to Louvre museum. Except for temporary exhibitions, it need €11 for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon.

So, Louvre is the best choice place if you travelling in Paris ;)


Address : 4 Place du Louvre
Zip code : 75001
City : Paris - France
Area : Louvre, Opéra, Chatele
Website : http://www.louvre.fr
Opening hours : *Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. *Wednesday, Friday: from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. *closed on Tuesday
Phone : +33(0) 1 40 20 53 17
Phone 2 : For handicap special phone number = +33(0) 1 40 20 59 90
Metro/Bus : Bus = 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 76, 81, 95 - Metro = Palais Royal Musée du Louvre



Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre
http://goparis.about.com/od/parismuseums/tp/Top-Ten-Paris-Museums.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid
http://www.paris.com/paris_landmarks/museums/louvre