Facts about the Louvre 

 

• The Louvre is one of Paris’ most visited attractions, welcoming about 10 million visitors per year.

• It is the biggest museum in the world. It is so big that it is humanely impossible to see all the museum has to offer in one visit (will take 100 days to see everything)

• The Louvre was originally a fortress that was built in 1190.

• Napoleon once renamed the Louvre to Musée Napoleon and expanded its collection by 5,000 pieces

• Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is undoubtedly one of the most famous pieces of art in the Louvre.

• The Louvre’s galleries are displayed across 652,300 square feet – which is nearly 15 acres! The galleries contain approximately 7,500 paintings

• The museum is thought to be haunted by a mummy called Belphegor

• The Louvre’s glass pyramid was built  by I.M. Pei in 1989 and is 21 metres high.

• There are two Louvre museums. The second Louvre is the Louvre Abu Dhabi, expected to open in 2017

 

Interesting facts about the Louvre in this Infographic