Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei.
This world-famous art palace was built at the end of the 12th century. It was the castle of the French royal family at that time and was used as a treasury and archives. Starting from the 16th century, Francois I began to collect various works of art on a large scale. Subsequent emperors continued this tradition and enriched the collection of the Louvre.
On August 10, 1793, the Louvre officially opened to the public and became a museum. Today, the museum's collection of art has reached 400,000 pieces, among which the three treasures of the palace are well-known to the world: Milo's "Venus", Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Samothrace's "Triumph" goddess".
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On August 10, 1793, the Louvre Museum of Art officially opened to the public. Since then, the collection here has continued to increase, not to mention Napoleon’s tribute to those Conquered countries requisitioned art as tribute.
In short, the number of works of art recorded in the museum's collection catalog has reached 400,000, divided into many categories and varieties, from ancient Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman works of art, There are works of art from various Eastern countries; there are sculptures from the Middle Ages to modern times; there are also an astonishing number of royal treasures and exquisite paintings. So far, the Louvre has become a world-famous art palace.