Inside Out.The Louvre

by Jennie Breeze

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Inside Out.The Louvre

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_4026

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Photograph taken inside the Louvre looking through the glass to the outside of the Louvre in Paris, France. The pyramid and its underground lobby were inaugurated on 15 October 1988; the pyramid was completed in 1989. The second phase of the Grand Louvre plan, La Pyramide Invers(The Inverted Pyramid), was completed in 1993. As of 2002, attendance had doubled since completion. The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre), originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace.

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December 24th, 2013

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