it was first a castle and royal residence and displayed the royal collections from 1750. follow link for details.
from 1750 to 1785 there was a display of the royal painting collections. French revolutionaries confiscated the pieces of art belonging to the royals and turned the Louvre in a museum which was inaugurated in 1793, a year after the monarchy was abolished.
Le Louvre or Le Musée du Louvre
The Pyramide Le Louvre is located in Paris, France
Le Louvre is in France.
le Louvre, le musée du Louvre
Christiane Ziegler has written: 'Le Louvre' 'Le Mastaba d'Akhethetep (Fouilles Du Louvre a Saqqara)' 'Louvre Antiquities' 'Le Scribe \\'
Le musée du Louvre.
Où se trouve Le Louvre?
the Louvre is called 'Le Louvre' in French.
le musée du Louvre (the most visited museum in the world) le musée d'Orsay (specializes in Impressionists) le musée Carnavalet (French history around the Revolution) le musée des Arts Décoratifs (art from the 1920s 1930s) etc...
It has been in le louvre since 1884
le louve is 330 yers old