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Louvre museum
French words:
Musée du Louvre
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Palais du Louvre
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Le Louvre
alternative words: Louvre palace, Louvre gallery, Louvre
keywords:
castle
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human heritage
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museum
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paris
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tourist resort
related web sites:
http://www.louvre.fr
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre
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http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0001.html
explanation: Located on the northern shore of Seine river in Paris, Louvre was built as royal palace by French King, Francois 1st, in 16th century then transformed to a museum in 1793. Since 1983, Grand Louvre plan has begun with the construction of a central glass pyramid and achieved in 1997. With the surface of 160,000 m2, Louvre contains an innumerable collection of world treasures such as Mona Lisa and Venus of Milo.
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