The Louvre is the former residence of the French royal family and later became a museum for collecting cultural relics.

The Louvre (French: Du E Louvre Museum) is located in the north bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, France, ranking first among the four historical museums in the world.

The Louvre was built in 1204. It was originally a French palace, where 50 French kings and queens lived. It is one of the most precious buildings in the French Renaissance and is famous for its rich collection of classical paintings and sculptures.

Now it is the Louvre Museum. After more than 800 years of expansion and reconstruction, it has reached today's scale, covering an area of about 198 hectares. It is divided into old and new parts. The pyramid-shaped glass entrance in front of the palace covers an area of 24 hectares and was designed by China architect I.M. Pei. On August 1793 and 10, the Louvre Art Museum officially opened to the public and became a museum.