<p>"They'll hang us in the Louvre" (Lorde, 2017).</p>

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          <p class="p1">Ever since the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/beyonce-jay-z-the-carters-music-video"><span class="s1">Louvre</span></a> was erected in the 12th century, it has served as an iconic piece of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-virginie-viard-spring-2020-debut"><span class="s1">Parisian</span></a> <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/studio-ko-architecture-interview-yves-saint-laurent-museum"><span class="s1">architecture</span></a>. Now the largest art <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/unique-museums-must-visit-once-in-your-life"><span class="s1">museum</span></a> in the world, the Louvre was once a medieval fortress and reconstructed as a palace before being established as a museum on August 10, 1793.</p>
          <p class="p1">Not only is the museum home to priceless works of art, such as the "Mona Lisa," "Venus de Milo," and "Liberty Leading the People," but also has close ties to the fashion world. The Louvre features galleries on the history of costume dating back to the French regency period, the history of textiles, and more, as well as hosted several fashion shows. French fashion house <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/louis-vuitton-horizon-light-up-bluetooth-speaker-technology"><span class="s1">Louis Vuitton</span></a> has displayed its Fall/Winter 2021 collection within the museum's grand hallways, as has <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/christian-dior-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture"><span class="s1">Dior</span></a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture-photos-video"><span class="s1">Chanel</span></a>.</p>
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<p>Immerse yourself in the museum's rich history with a series of vintage photography taken at the Louvre.</p>

A view of the Louvre's exterior, 1940.

Lush gardens and scultpures outside the Louvre, October 1948.

Visitors admire the "Venus de Milo" statue, 1979.

A woman caresses the "Sleeping Hermaphroditus" sculpture, 1980.

A couple strolls in front of the Louvre's pyramid during a rainy day, 1980.

Amidst the museum's Italian Renaissance paintings, a nun contemplates the artwork, 1982.

Jacques Chirac, former Prime Minister and President of France, visits the Louvre, June 26, 1986.

World leaders, including US President George Bush, French President Francois Mitterrand, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gather for the G7 economic summit (July 1989).

Tourists walk down the Louvre's spiraled entrance, 1990.

A couple in coordinating printed button-downs and white sunglasses in front of the Louvre's pryamid, 1990.

A woman wearing a cardigan walks in front of the Louvre's pyramid, 1990.

Two visitors read about the opening of the Grand Louvre while others wait in line, 1993.

A visitor admires "The Apotheosis Of Henry IV And The Proclamation Of The Regency Of Marie De Médicis," 1993.

A statue of Mars and Venus mirrors a real life couple visiting the Louvre, 1993.

Museum-goers inside the Louvre's pyramid entrance, 1993.

A priest deep in thought near the "Marly Horses" statue, 1993.

Children inspect the "Monumental Tomb" by Philippe Pot, 1993.

A young woman in a white blouse walks through the museum's Greco-Roman room, 1993.

Captured over time, a woman admires a gallery of paintings, 1993.

Visitors wade in the pools outside the Louvre on a hot day, 1998.

A woman admires a gallery of paintings (June 1993).

A Visual History of the Louvre

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