The Louvre Museum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:annualVisitors 7.8 million (2022)
gptkbp:architect gptkb:I._M._Pei
gptkb:Pierre_Lescot
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:French_Renaissance
gptkb:Modernist_(Louvre_Pyramid)
gptkbp:area 72,735 square meters
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:palace
gptkbp:collectionFocus archaeology
fine arts
pre-20th century art
gptkbp:collectionSize over 480,000 works
gptkbp:coordinates 48.8606° N, 2.3376° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:director gptkb:Laurence_des_Cars
President-Director
gptkbp:established 1793
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Mona_Lisa
gptkb:Venus_de_Milo
gptkb:Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
largest art museum in the world
world's most visited museum
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Louvre_Palace
gptkbp:hasBranch gptkb:Louvre-Lens
gptkb:Louvre_Abu_Dhabi
gptkbp:historicalEvent Napoleon renamed it Musée Napoléon
opened as museum during French Revolution
used as royal palace until 1682
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Louvre Museum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:logo Louvre Museum logo.svg
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:Louvre_Pyramid
gptkbp:museumNetwork gptkb:Réunion_des_Musées_Nationaux
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Louvre
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Delacroix_(2018)
gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci_(2019-2020)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Egyptian_Antiquities
gptkb:Greek,_Etruscan_and_Roman_Antiquities
gptkb:Near_Eastern_Antiquities
gptkb:Prints_and_Drawings
gptkb:Decorative_Arts
gptkb:Islamic_Art
Paintings
Sculptures
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Palais_Royal_–_Musée_du_Louvre_(Paris_Métro)
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:I._M._Pei
gptkb:Louvre_Pyramid_(1989)
gptkbp:type public museum
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Paris,_Banks_of_the_Seine
gptkbp:website https://www.louvre.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Louvre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5