Face-off: Our editors argue the potential and pitfalls of Pogačar ripping up his race program and braving the perilous 'Hell of the North.' ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a huge new investment in The Louvre ... But why is that necessary? France 24's James André takes us on a tour of the building.

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine, ...

A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As ...

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De Car imposed a 30,000-per-day visitor cap on the Louvre in 2022, but it seems to have done little to address chronic overcrowding. “In a way, it’s a nice problem to have – so much interest ...

In 2023, you told the Elysée about the urgent need for renovation at the Louvre and proposed the creation ... Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte ...

The 2024 Tour finished ... still be to finish on France's most famous avenue but without all of the laps that take in the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde and the Louvre.

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa ...

France had diplomats before it had a minister of foreign affairs ... At the end of the century, four secretaries of state shared correspondence with the provinces and abroad. Louis de Revol, the first ...

The Louvre features everything from Egyptian mummy tombs to ancient Grecian sculptures (including the renowned Winged Victory of Samothrace and curvaceous Venus de Milo). There are also thousands ...