Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...

The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of ...

The Louvre is one of Paris' most popular tourist attractions - and also massively overcrowded. Fortunately, France has plans ...

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, ...

The entrance to the building—I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid—was designed to accommodate just half of the visitors it currently does. To alleviate that issue, a new entrance will be created at ...

The Louvre’s latest overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled. Now, the museum is not up to international standards anymore. Macron said the expansion of the ...

But it's estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($834 million). The Louvre's last overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when ...

Already, the museum has capped daily attendance at 30,000 people, who mostly enter via the Louvre Pyramid, a glass-and-steel structure designed by the architect I.M. Pei in the 1980s, during the ...

The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...

Last year, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 million visitors, who all entered via the pyramid-shaped western entrance, designed by architect I.M. Pei, which itself has become problematic as its greenhouse ...

The Louvre Pyramid will continue to be a visitor access point, however. The new entrance will open onto the museum's eastern courtyard, the Cour Carrée, and the plan is to expand downwards ...

With her mysterious smile and smokey gaze, Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” will be given a private room at the Louvre, announced by French President Emmanuel Macron. An astonishing 8.7 million visitors are ...