What are facts about Louvre?

The Louvre Museum is in Paris. It is the world's largest museum. The building was once a palace built in the 12th century for Philip II. It has been used to house the royal art collection since 1692. Ieoh Ming Pei was chosen to build a glass pyramid to stand over the new main entrance. The renovations were completed in 1993. The museum has

380,000 objects and 35,000 works of art.