2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Louvre and Palais Royal

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After our early morning visits to the Place de la Concorde and The Tuleries Gardens we blitzkrieged the Louvre, the largest and most visited art museum in the world, with almost 10 million visitors annually. One could spend several days exploring this world treasure but, limited by time constraints, we moved through quickly and during our two hours there focused on a few of the Museum's most famous treasures, including the Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa and Winged Victory. After leaving the Louvre we passed an Azerbaijani cultural exhibit on the way to the nearby Palais Royal and its beautiful gardens.

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The Louvre

The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument in Paris. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement. Nearly 350,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 652,300 square feet. The Louvre is the world's most visited museum, receiving more than 9.26 million visitors in 2014.

2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Louvre and Palais Royal

The Louvre

I.M. Pei's Pyramid, The Louvre

Georgia and Tom in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre.

Georgia and Tom in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre.

Georgia and Tom with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in the background

Georgia enjoying Paris

Central Courtyard, The Louvre.

Horsing around at the Louvre

Tom touching Pei's pyramid

Pei's Pyramid, The Louvre

The Richelieu Pavillion, The Louvre

Central Courtyard, The Louvre

Inside the Pei Pyramid

Spiral staircase in the Pei Pyramid, The Louvre's main Entrance

The Louvre