The Louvre Museum is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as the Louvre castle in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection.
Home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Louvre is considered the world's greatest art museum, with an unparalleled collection of items covering the full spectrum of art through the ages. Following are the must not miss work of arts in the museum.
1. The Mona Lisa: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is a painting that hardly needs an introduction. It is one of the most valuable paintings in the world.This painting is painted as oil on wood. It was stolen in the summer of 1911 and that captured the attention of the general public. Newspapers spread the story of the crime worldwide. The painting finally returned to the Louvre two years later.
2. The Winged Victory of Samothrace: The Winged Victory of Samothrace is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory - created in 190 BC. The created is unknown. It was discovered by Charles Champoiseau in 1863.
3. The Venus de Milo: An ancient Greek statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. The statue is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch.