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The 'Mona Lisa' Is Moving to a Room of Her Own at the Louvre
the Louvre began as a royal fortress. During the 16th century, Francis I demolished the old fortress and rebuilt it as a Renaissance-style palace. The building housed royalty until the 1600s ...
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How To Visit The Louvre For The First Time
The Louvre is one of the largest and most visited museums in the world. It contains over 600,000 works of art spanning almost ...
Laurence des Cars, saving the Louvre whatever the cost
In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: ...
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Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats
The Louvre communication service said no one was hurt and no incident was reported. Paris police said officers searched the museum after it received written bomb threats. The former royal palace ...
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Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet)
While Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia actually live at Drottningholm Palace (some 20 minutes west of Stockholm), Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) serves as their workplace and is the ...