French President Emanuel Macron Tuesday announced plans for a major renovation of the Louvre in Paris, the world's ...

[Photo: Antoine Boureau/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images] The Louvre currently has only one entrance—the iconic glass pyramid by architect I.M. Pei, opened in 1989. Overcrowding of the throughway in ...

When I visited the Louvre last November ... restless tourists took photos beside its iconic pyramid. Forty-five minutes later – an hour past our booked entry time – we descended on the ...

It welcomes almost 9 million visitors every year, with daily attendance capped at 30,000 people. The entrance to the building—I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid—was designed to accommodate just half of the ...

The Louvre’s last overhaul took place in the 1980s, when the iconic, and controversial at the time, glass pyramid at its entrance was unveiled. Macron said the expansion will allow the Mona Lisa ...

But it's estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($834 million).The Louvre's last overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled.A look at what's at stake ...

Visitors are seen walking past the Louvre Pyramid designed by I M Pei at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. The Louvre Museum was named the "world's most visited art museum" in ...

Macron announced the creation of a new "grand entrance" to the Louvre, located on its eastern façade, to relieve congestion at the iconic glass pyramid where visitors currently enter and exit ...