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Louvre Abu Dhabi — Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On Tuesday 7 March 2007, the Louvre in Paris announced that a new Louvre museum would be completed by 2012 in Abu Dhabi, with a revised estimate in early 2013 for a completion date of 2015.S$525 million was paid by Abu Dhabi to be associated with the Louvre name, and an additional $747 million in exchange for art loans, special exhibitions and management advice.
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- The Louvre museum in Paris was a military fort when it was originally built. French King Philippe II Auguste, or Philip the II of France (1165-1223, ruled after 1180) gave an order to build a wall around Paris and create a defensive castle on the Louvre’s present site in 1190 AD.
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Louvre Museum Louvre Museum, French Musée du Louvre, official name Great Louvre, French Grand Louvre, national museum and art gallery of France, housed in part of a large palace in Paris that was built on the right-bank site of the 12th-century fortress of Philip Augustus.
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Definitions &Translations With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace which began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum.
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Le Grand Louvre: History Around year 1200, near the city limits and the Seine river banks, the Louvre was considered and administered as an additional protection in the Paris defensive system by King Philippe Auguste's engineers.
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Stella May Stella May is an actress, known for Baccarat (1919).
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Louvre The Louvre or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre, pronounced: [myze dy luvʁ]) (French (help·info)) is the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward).
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Happy Birthday Museum Central des Arts: 10 Must-See Works Of Art At The Louvre Happy Birthday Museum Central des Arts: 10 Must-See Works Of Art At The Louvre. Today is the anniversary of the opening of the Museum Central des Arts, or the Musee du Louvre as it is known as today. Standing as one the largest and most visited museum in the world, the Louvre first made its masterpieces available to the public 219 years ago today. The famed French museum began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II, then called the Palais du Louvre.
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- Abu Dhabi International School (AIS) AIS has been an emerging institution dedicated to the mission of education that aligns with current educational research and practices. The school was initially established as a kindergarten. Thereafter, one level was added each academic year; and by June 1995, AIS had its first graduating class. AIS has had a 20% annual growth in student body and has been able to maintain 5% of its student body as special needs students with learning disabilities.
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- The Qatar capital's new hotel is yet to be fully unveiled. We speak to the GM Gianrico Esposito. Hilton Worldwide to debut Curio in Dubai, UAE. Dubai will see the launch of The Rosemont Hotel & Residences in 2018, as part of the Curio-A Collection by Hilton brand.
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Louvre The Louvre can be reached by the Palais Royal – Musee musée Du Louvre metro métro Or-The louvre. Rivoli Stations the louvre has: three entrances the main entrance at, the pyramid an entrance From the Carrousel du louvre underground, shopping mall and an entrance At the Porte (des lions near the western end Of the). denon wing
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Louvre Museum The Louvre is the national museum of France. It is situated in the capital city of Paris. The museum is considered by many to be the best in the world. The museum covers a total area of 652,300 square feet and has more than 35,000 objects placed in it.
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- Weekly Weather Report for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Looking at the weather in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates over the next 7 days, the maximum temperature will be 38℃ (or 100℉) on Tuesday 18th April at around 4 pm. In the same week the minimum temperature will be 26℃ (or 79℉) on Monday 17th April at around 4 am.
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Louvre The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum.
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Louvre Under the main entrance to the museum is the Carrousel du Louvre, a shopping mall operated by Unibail-Rodamco. Among other stores, it has the first Apple Store in France, and a McDonald's restaurant, the presence of which has created controversy.
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Louvre Museum opens Today, the Louvre’s collection is one of the richest in the world, with artwork and artifacts representative of 11,000 years of human civilization and culture. The Louvre palace was begun by King Francis I in 1546 on the site of a 12th-century fortress built by King Philip II.
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Louvre Pyramid Louvre Museum Expansion. Louvre Pyramid. The Louvre Pyramid was built as part of a project known as the 'Grand Louvre', first proposed in 1981 by the French president Francois François, mitterrand to expand and modernize The Louvre. museumhe Louvre Pyramid was built in the 1980s as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. The modern glass structure, which forms a nice contrast with the historic facades of the Louvre, has become a landmark in its own right.
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- The Shanghai Tower was completed and will be open to the public in the summer of 2015.
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- Louvre {loov'-ruh}  a French palace and the national art museum of France. Located in Paris, the Louvre is one of the largest palaces in the world and, as a former residence of the kings of France, one of the most illustrious.
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Must See Attractions in Ireland Located in Paris, the Louvre is one of the largest palaces in the world and, as a former residence of the kings of France, one of the most illustrious. It exemplifies traditional French architecture since the Renaissance, and it houses a magnificent collection of ancient and Western art.
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The Art Story.org - Your Guide to Modern Art The Guggenheim Foundation has continued in recent years to expand its international scope even further, opening the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, Germany in 1997, and will soon be opening its largest museum to date, the Frank Gehry-designed Abu Dhabi Guggenheim in the United Arab Emirates.
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The Louvre Museum The Louvre is open evenings until 9.45pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Tickets for the permanent exhibitions is 8.50 euros before 6pm and 6 euros after 6pm. You can also buy an admission package for 13 and 11 euros that gets you in to see all the temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent ones.
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- More great news for St. Louis! Architectural Digest named the world's fifteen most noteworthy museum openings in 2018 and the new museum at the Arch made the list! Opening on July 4th will be a Museum at the Gateway Arch which will describe the westward expansion of the United States with a focus on the role played by St. Louis. Story galleries that highlight the nation’s history from the 1600s to the present will be the focus of the museum.
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The Louvre - free admission on 1st Sundays Re: The Louvre - free admission on 1st Sundays 22 February 2013, 20:34 Years ago I made the mistake of going on a free sunday,, actually relatives took me ( they were older and did not realize it was a free day) ,, and it was horrendus and I would never ever do it again.
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Hamad International Airport Formerly known as New Doha International Airport (NDIA), Hamad International Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2009, but after a series of costly delays, the airport finally opened on April 30, 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from Doha International.
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Louvre Museum opens The Louvre palace was begun by King Francis I in 1546 on the site of a 12th-century fortress built by King Philip II. Francis was a great art collector, and the Louvre was to serve as his royal residence.