Louvre.
No. It was originally a Royal Palace and is now a museum.
The medieval fortress in the center of Paris is the Louvre Palace. It was originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century and later transformed into a royal palace. Today, it is home to the world-renowned Louvre Museum.
the Louvre was originally a castle/palace but was transformed to a art museum in 1793
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Originally Buckingham House, it was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham
Originally Buckingham House, it was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham
No. Simple answer: built in 1974 originally as a 'horrible history' style museum.
Although now the Louvre stands as a museum, it had many different uses. It was originally built to be a defense fortress in the 1200s. It was then turned into a country home, and later into a palace. In 1791 it was declared a museum.
National Palace Museum was created in 1965.
Palace Museum in Wilanów was created in 1995.
Le Louvre has been built and used for years as a royal Palace before Versailles
Hampton Court Palace was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, around 1514. In 1529, when Wolsey and the king fell out of favour, the palace was given to the King, who enlarged it.