Louvre (in French, Musée du Louvre) is a museum and art gallery in France. It is the world's most visited art museum. The Louvre has one of the richest art collections in the world consisting of art that represents all periods of European evolution. It houses world-famous masterpieces including Leonardo da Vinci's Monalisa.

Here are some fascinating facts about The Louvre Museum:

• The Louvre is the biggest museum in the world, it is so big that it is almost impossible to see the entire museum in a single visit.
• This museum was initially built as a fortress and was later converted into a museum.
• The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous art masterpieces in the museum, it is surrounded by bullet-proof glass and has its own body guards. It was stolen in 1911 but was returned to the museum two years later. 
• The Louvre houses about 7,500 paintings!
• The glass pyramid here was built in 1989 and is a structure made of glass and metal and has become one of the most recognisable landmarks.
• The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the worl with over 15,000 visitors everyday.
• Mona Lisa's identity has been the source of a lot of debates. It still isn't clear who she is and why she is smiling that way.
• The Mona Lisa was hung up in Napolean's bedroom when he ruled.
• The Nazi's used Louvre as a storeroom of stolen artworks suring the Second World War.
• The architect of the glass pyramid was the first non-French to have worked on The Louvre .
• The Louvre fronts onto the oldest park in Paris, the Tuileries Gardens!
• The Louvre is divided into 8 departments:  Near Egyptian antiquities,Eastern Antiquities,  Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Islamic art, sculptures, Decorative Arts, Paintings, and Prints and Drawings.
• The Louvre has the largest collection of French paintings in the world.
• The department of Near Eastern antiquities is most popular for its collection of Mesopotamian art.
• The Louvre has four floors of art.
• The Louvre's oldest work is 9000 years old! It is the Aïn Ghazal statue, which dates back to the 7th century B.C.
• The Louvre first opened during the French Revolution.
• Want to visit the museum? It is free in Paris on the first Sunday of every month for the whole day and on the first Saturday of every month only in the evening, starting at 6 p.m. It is also free to visit for all EU citizens 25 years old or under.