3-Hour Louvre Museum Tour

The Louvre Museum is a must-see in Paris. It houses 400,000 pieces, including 35,000 works of art, such as Mesopotamian, ancient Egyptian, and ancient Greek artifacts, and masterpieces by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. It would take 9 months to see each piece, so a 3-hour tour is just enough to see the highlights. 👉The Louvre's "Three Treasures" 💡Winged Victory of Samothrace: Also known as the "Nike of Samothrace," this statue was originally placed on a cliff on the island of Samothrace and was carved around 200 BC. It is a famous masterpiece from the Hellenistic period and is considered a rare treasure. The author is unknown. 📍Denon Wing, 1st floor, Room 703 (Darou Staircase) 💡Mona Lisa: Also known as "La Gioconda," this is a famous portrait and a representative work of Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa's smile is timeless, and she is the most popular piece in the Louvre. The painting is now protected by fiberglass. 📍Denon Wing, 1st floor, Room 711 (in the Council Chamber) 💡Venus de Milo: This statue of the goddess of beauty is known worldwide. It is the embodiment of beauty, with a golden ratio of 1.618 and an extraordinary body proportion. 📍Sully Wing, 0th floor, Room 345 👉Other famous statues 💡Roman Charity, Caryatids, Diana of Versailles, The Three Graces, Sleeping Hermaphroditus, Young Satyr Playing the Flute, Old Centaur Teased by Eros, etc. 📍Roman Charity is at the entrance of the Louvre, and the rest are in the Sully Wing. 👉Apollo Gallery 💡King Louis XIV of France considered himself the embodiment of the sun god Apollo. The Apollo Gallery is a model room of the Palace of Versailles, perfectly combining Baroque art and palace architecture. 💡The Apollo Gallery mainly displays gems collected by successive kings and the coronation crown worn by Louis XV when he ascended the throne at the age of 12. 📍Denon Wing, 2nd floor 👉Grand Gallery: 288 meters long, this is where the Louvre's paintings are permanently displayed. The Grand Gallery houses masterpieces by great painters since the Renaissance, such as Mantegna, Messia, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Arcimboldo, Caravaggio, etc. 📍Denon Wing 👉Glass Pyramid: This modern architectural masterpiece, made of 673 pieces of glass, is the work of Chinese architect I. M. Pei. Once controversial, it has now become a new landmark in Paris. 🪜Tips 🕰️Opening hours: 9:00 am–6:00 pm (9:00 pm on Fridays), closed on Tuesdays 🎫Tickets: EUR 22