{"id":5793,"date":"2023-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destary.com\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2025-02-24T00:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:21:22","slug":"musee-du-louvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/musee-du-louvre\/","title":{"rendered":"Mus\u00e9e du Louvre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5793\" class=\"elementor elementor-5793 elementor-5751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78be06b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78be06b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfa0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dfa0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo or the coronation of Napoleon I \u2013 all these can be found in the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre in <a href=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/reise-guides\/die-wichtigsten-12-sehenswuerdigkeiten-in-paris\/\">Paris<\/a>, France. The museum with its glass pyramid is home to some of the most famous paintings as well as being among the most photographed museums on Instagram. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859e496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"859e496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fast Fact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e085f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e085f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With around nine million visitors a year, the Louvre is the most visited museum in the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d839cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d839cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577d338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"577d338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c3ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening Hours<\/strong>:<br \/>The museum is closed on Tuesdays.<br \/>On all other days, the Louvre is open from 9am to 6pm.<br \/>On Wednesdays and Fridays there are extended opening hours until 10pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prices<\/strong>:<br \/>Regular admission online: 17\u20ac <br \/>Regular admission on site: 15\u20ac<br \/>Admission is free for under 26s, disabled and unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>Between October and March, admission is free on the first Saturday of every month and on 14 July, the French public holiday.<br \/>The Louvre (as well as many other museums and monuments in <a href=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/reisen\/need-to-know-paris-guide\/\">Paris<\/a>) has been for free for EU visitors up to and including the age of 25 since 2009.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088389b gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"088389b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5793 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"088389b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Liberty Leading the People \u2013 Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA4ODM4OWIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-3-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Liberty Leading the People\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5767\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5767'>\n\t\t\t\tLiberty Leading the People \u2013 Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"088389b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Raft of the Medusa \u2013 Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTQtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA4ODM4OWIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-4-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Raft of the Medusa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5769\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5769'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Raft of the Medusa \u2013 Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c015509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c015509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All roads lead to the Louvre. The Louvre is located in the <strong><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\" data-reactroot=\"\">1st arrondissement<\/span><\/strong>, not far from the most popular sights of Paris. It is on the right-hand side of the Seine, adjacent to the Jardin des Tuileries. The nearest metro stations include Palais Royal-Mus\u00e9e du Louvre and Louvre-Rivoli.   <\/p>\n<p>The main entrance to the Louvre is the famous <strong>Glass Pyramid<\/strong>, at which long queues of visitors gather depending on the time of day. Admission can take a long time, as all visitors have to pass through a <strong>security check<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>You have the possibility to store your snacks together with other items such as your jacket, bag and valuables in a large room with <strong>lockers<\/strong>. This way, you can explore the museum without any worries. <\/p>\n<p>One should be prepared that a Louvre exploration takes quite some <strong>time<\/strong>. The Denon and Richelieu wings alone are each 700 metres long! <\/p>\n<p>The Louvre has three <strong>wings<\/strong>: <strong>Richelieu<\/strong>, <strong>Sully<\/strong> and <strong>Denon<\/strong> as well as several levels: from &#8211; 2 to 2. From the main foyer (level -2), right beneath the large glass pyramid, you have direct access to all three wings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e014409 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e014409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b2196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51b2196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Art<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54f034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f54f034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the largest art gallery and museum in the world, the Louvre is home to approximately 480,000 works of art. However, only less than 40,000 of them are open to the public. Among them is the most famous painting of all time, the Mona Lisa. If you really want to see all the artworks in the Louvre, you would need almost 4 months. In the collections you can admire oriental, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities. Sculptures, paintings and other objects of art are also on display.     <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cc294 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"05cc294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5793 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"05cc294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Coronation of Napoleon \u2013 Jacques-Louis David\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA1Y2MyOTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-2-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Coronation of Napoleon\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5765\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5765'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Coronation of Napoleon \u2013 Jacques-Louis David\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"05cc294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Nike of Samothrace\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTUtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA1Y2MyOTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-5-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Nike of Samothrace\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5771\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5771'>\n\t\t\t\tNike of Samothrace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"05cc294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Napoleon&#039;s Apartments \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTctc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA1Y2MyOTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-7-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-7-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Napoleon&#039;s Apartments\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5775\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5775'>\n\t\t\t\tNapoleon&#8217;s Apartments \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a415eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a415eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our favourites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mona Lisa<\/li>\n<li>The Coronation of Napoleon by David<\/li>\n<li>The Nike of Samothrace<\/li>\n<li>The Venus de Milo<\/li>\n<li>The Raft of the Medusa by Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault<\/li>\n<li>Great Odalisque by Ingres<\/li>\n<li>Wedding at Cana by Veronese<\/li>\n<li>Liberty Leading the People<\/li>\n<li>Crown by Louis XV<\/li>\n<li>Napoleon&#8217;s Apartments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb33c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afb33c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in French and Italian paintings, you should choose the Denon Wing at the entrance. Interested in antiquities from the Middle East, Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire, Middle Eastern and Islamic art? Stay on the lower floors! Want to marvel at the Mona Lisa? It&#8217;s impossible to miss, as black-and-white copies of the Mona Lisa as well as arrows point the way to the real painting!    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c15704 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2c15704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5793 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2c15704\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Venus de Milo \u2013 Alexandros von Antiochia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTgtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJjMTU3MDQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-8-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-8-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Venus de Milo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5777\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5777'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Venus de Milo \u2013 Alexandros von Antiochia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2c15704\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Napoleon&#039;s Apartments \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTYtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJjMTU3MDQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-6-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Napoleon&#039;s Apartments\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5773\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5773'>\n\t\t\t\tNapoleon&#8217;s Apartments \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2c15704\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Mona Lisa \u2013 Leonardo da Vinci\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvbG91dnJlLTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJjMTU3MDQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-1-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/louvre-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5763\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5763'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mona Lisa \u2013 Leonardo da Vinci\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9e8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c9e8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mona Lisa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688f58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688f58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mona Lisa is a world-famous oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci from the golden age of the Italian Renaissance at the beginning of the 16th century. Today, the Mona Lisa is worth about 870 million dollars. The answer to the question why the painting is so special can be found in the painting technique: the smile and the look of the Mona Lisa are unique. When you look at the painting, it looks as if Mona Lisa is looking back. Regardless of where you are standing: She always stares into your eyes. For this reason, it is an extraordinary work of artistry.     <\/p>\n<p>If you want to take a photo with and of the famous painting, be prepared for a long wait. Usually, the hall is absolutely crowded, but with the help of a visitor system, every visitor gets the opportunity to see the painting up close and take a photo. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo or the coronation of Napoleon I \u2013 all these can be found in the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre in Paris, France. The museum with its glass pyramid is home to some of the most famous paintings as well as being among the most photographed museums on Instagram. 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