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Louvre Museum

Louvre Museum, also known as Musée du The Louvre is a famous museum in Paris, France. It was a fortress that originated in the late 12th century, and now is the renowned museum where the painting of Mona Lisa is located.

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How many people go to see the mona Lisa painting?

According to the site in link, 8.5 million people visited the Louvre museum in 2010, up from the (then record) 7.8 million in 2009. 2010 marked the museums third year in a row of record growth.

Is the louvre a square based pyramid?

No. The Louvre is a normal, rectangular building. The Pyramide du Louvre, which is outside the main Louvre building is a square based pyramid.

How long will it take to see everything in the Louvre?

It is estimated that if you looked at every piece of art in the Louvre for 30 seconds without any breaks, it would take you 100 days to see it all.

Historically how has computers been used?

in the olden days they used computers to type and do math problems and that's it!!!! that's why today we are glad to have such advanced computers

Where can you find pictures of The Louvre?

I would recommend you searching Google Images or you can go to www.flickr.com

Hope it helps!

What is The Louve?

it is a famous museum in Paris an houses the mona Lisa. ( that is what it is famous for at least.)

What cities should you visit in Sudan and Why?

Take into consideration what I'm going to tell you I've been to Sudan a lot first of all if you live in a place like England,The U.S or overall in Europe or North America. You should go to Khartoum(capital of Sudan) because everything there is more city like and it has restaurants like Mc Donalds and malls like (AFRA) if you get homesick and has the best restaurants like Amwag and Houston. Or you could go to Jaboulia is a beautiful sight in the mountains!!

Did IM Pei use sailboat parts in the construction of the Louvre Pyramid?

Yes, a modified version of the rigging system used on his boat, was used to give the four sides of the pyramid enough structure so that no steel beems were required. The company who designed the rigging system was NavTech (sp?) from Littleton, Ma

Why do some references say the Sassoferrato painting Madonna and Sleeping Child is in the Louvre and others say it is in Hearst castle?

There are many versions of this composition painted by Sassoferrato, two of them are in the Louvre and in the Hearst Castle. There are any in Italy as well, such as in Cesena and Urbino.

When was the pyramid at the Louvre constructed?

It was commissioned by President François Mitterrand in 1984 and it was designed by I. M. Pei. It was completed in 1989.

What is the main attraction in le louvre?

The Louvre is possibly the best-known art museum in the world - because it stocks some of the world's most famous art. It is impossible to say what the "main attraction", because it holds literally thousands of pieces, most of which would be seen as worthwhile.

That being said, the artwork in the Louvre that would be the most familiar to most people would be the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da Vinci.

How do you build a model of the Louvre?

If you're trying to build just the pyramid. you can make it with tooth picks and a hot glue gun. It is pretty simple.