Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenbelt: 1  University of Maryland-College Park (about 3 miles; College Park, MD; Full-time enrollment: 32,734). 2  University of Maryland-University College (about 4 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 25,040).
The Louvre, originally a royal palace but now the world's most famous museum, is a must-visit for anyone with a slight interest in art. Some of the museum's most celebrated works of art include the Mona Lisa and the Venus of Milo. The Louvre Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. It is housed in the expansive Louvre Palace, situated in the 1st arrondissement, at the heart of Paris.
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.