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France |
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Language(s) | French |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +33 |
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Population | 64,473,140 |
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Area | 674,843 sq km |
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Capital | Paris |
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GDP | $2.23 trillion |
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France |
|
|
Language(s) | French |
|
Currency | Euro (€) |
|
Phone Code | +33 |
|
Population | 64,473,140 |
|
Area | 674,843 sq km |
|
Capital | Paris |
|
GDP | $2.23 trillion |
Paris, Ile-de-France Travel Guide
The Louvre's Hidden Entrance
There is a hidden entrance to the Louvre beside the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. It is worth using this, not only when there are the usual long lines at the main entrance (the glass pyramid designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, a US citizen of Chinese extraction, and opened in 1989), but for added interest. From the hidden entrance route you also pass by the remains of an old city wall dating from the Middle Ages and can enter the huge underground shopping mall, Carrousel du Louvre, which contains several museum shops, fashion and jewelry boutiques, music shops and the like. It receives daylight through a second glass pyramid standing on its tip. A further new entrance to the Louvre, the Porte de Lion, is the shortest way to the Italian masters and the Mona Lisa.
Touring the Louvre:
