The+Lourve

**One of the most exciting yet informational landmarks to visit in the city of Paris would be the Louvre art museum. The Louvre is a historical museum and art gallery in France that is very well known around the world. The Louvre was built by Francis I and holds what is known to be the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa. The Louvre is located along the banks of the Seine River in Paris and is the largest most well known museum in the world.** **The Louvre was originally built to protect against possible raids from King Phillipe-Auguste. In the 16th century it was used as a royal palace then was converted to become the fine art museum it is today. This breathtaking, famous landmark takes up over 600,000 square feet. Since it was built, it has been majorly expanded.** **Although the Louvre holds the most famous painting in the world, it also has many other interesting pieces to look at such as Egyptian antiques, Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, paintings, Crown Jewels, and many other artifacts. Because of how large the museum is, it is divided into several departments. There area total of eight different departments which include eastern antiques, Egyptian antiques, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, Islamic art, sculptures, decorative arts, sculptures, paintings, prints, and drawings.** **When we go to visit the Louvre, I would most likely love to see the Mona Lisa, as well as the Greek sculptures held there. The Louvre is such a big part of France's history and one of the countries most popular tourist attractions. This is a place that I cannot wait to visit and an experience i will never forget.**
 * The Louvre**