the louvre
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THE LOUVRE
THE LOUVRE
The Louvre is the world's largest museum and houses one of the most impressive art collections in history. The magnificent, baroque-style palace and museum – Le Musée du Louvre in French - sits along the banks of the Seine River in Paris. It is one of the city's biggest tourist attractions.
The Louvre, however, was not always a museum. Originally a fortress, and utilized as a prison, palace, administrative office, and Academy Gallery.
Its foundation dates to 1793, when the Assembly decided to host here in "Central Museum of Arts and Democracy." Since then the collection is constantly enriched, and now the 60,000 sq.m. of the total area are unable to show all guarded treasures.
Famous Greek Exhibits
Aphrodite of Milos Winged Victory of Samothrace
ANDREW PAPPAS.JOHN KYRIAKOPOULOS,SOKRATIS SPYROPOULOS,KOSTAS LAZARIDIS,GEORGE MENEXIS
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