Located in the city of Paris, France this museum is undoubtedly the most famous and important in the world for quality and value of the parts present. More precisely it is located in the former Royal Palace of the Louvre as a point of vital importance in the city.
This great museum opened in 1793 and started with a large collection that belonged to French royalty who donated her artistic treasure in order to expose to the public. Then years later, little by little they were getting rich private collections and significant value donated by French citizens.
The building that houses this great museum has a rich history since its construction dates back to the twelfth century and later renovated several times but the most important was the one who left renaissance style looks today.
With regard to collections containing today can say that the Louvre Museum contains over 300,000 parts which for reasons of physical space are impossible to leave them in sight, only 35,000 of them are what the public can appreciate and enjoy each visit. The main and most famous work of this museum is undoubtedly the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci.
With over 10 million visitors each year is undoubtedly the most visited museum in all Europe and one of the tourist jewels of Paris.