Louvre
Seine-side art palace
The Louvre is a vast art museum in Paris, housed in a former royal palace.
It contains some of the world's most famous artworks, including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
The glass pyramid entrance has become iconic: We spent three days at the Louvre and barely scratched the surface. (Lowercase louvre is a type of slatted window or vent.)
Renaissance portrait, famously inscrutable
- Venus de MiloArmless marble goddess statue
- Code of HammurabiAncient Babylonian legal collection
- Crown JewelsBritish monarchy's ceremonial objects
- Islamic artVisual culture of Muslim civilizations
decorative arts · Old Masters · Vermeer · Rembrandt · Delacroix · Caravaggio · Raphael · Rubens
Public display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- collectionGathered set of items
- artifactHuman-made historical object
docent · queue · wing · antiquities · restoration · conservation · acquisition · catalogue
Pointed polyhedral solid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
colonnade · pavilion · renovation · historic · symmetry · royal residence · wings · atrium
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
Baroque · canvas · portraiture · fresco · chiaroscuro · brushwork · Neoclassicism
Monarch's official residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
revolution · medieval · Renaissance · archive · dynasty · treasury · transformation · excavation
Iron lattice monument, Paris
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
- Champs-ÉlyséesIconic Parisian boulevard
- SeineMajor French waterway
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
Île de la Cité · Latin Quarter · museum district · Tuileries · Concorde · Versailles · Bastille
Mona Lisa
Renaissance portrait, famously inscrutable
- Venus de MiloArmless marble goddess statue
- Code of HammurabiAncient Babylonian legal collection
- Crown JewelsBritish monarchy's ceremonial objects
Islamic art · decorative arts · Old Masters · Vermeer · Rembrandt · Delacroix · Caravaggio · Raphael · Rubens · Titian
exhibition
Public display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- collectionGathered set of items
artifact · docent · queue · wing · antiquities · restoration · conservation · acquisition · catalogue · masterpiece
pyramid
Pointed polyhedral solid
facade · colonnade · pavilion · renovation · historic · symmetry · royal residence · wings · atrium · modernism
painting
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
Impressionism · Baroque · canvas · portraiture · fresco · chiaroscuro · brushwork · Neoclassicism
palace
Monarch's official residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
monarchy · revolution · medieval · Renaissance · archive · dynasty · treasury · transformation · excavation · moat
Eiffel Tower
Iron lattice monument, Paris
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
- Champs-ÉlyséesIconic Parisian boulevard
- SeineMajor French waterway
Montmartre · Île de la Cité · Latin Quarter · museum district · Tuileries · Concorde · Versailles · Bastille
- French Culturebaguette, baguettes, beret, berets, brie
- French Thingsbaguette, beret, Eiffel Tower, croissant, Paris
- European LandmarksEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Acropolis, Parthenon
- European treasuresEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Mona Lisa, crown jewels
- French LandmarksEiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Versailles, Mont Saint-Michel
- History MuseumsSmithsonian, British Museum, natural history museums, war museums, heritage centers
Louvrejunk shop
Store selling used items
roadside attraction · flea market · garage sale · tourist trap · storage facility
- The LouvreVast Parisian art repository
- Louvre MuseumFrench national art collection
- Louvre PalaceHistoric Parisian royal complex
- Louvre PyramidModern glass entry structure