A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Paris:
Don't miss the details! [Louvre] by shrimp56
We tend to focus on the Pei pyramid and the contents of the Louvre, but don't miss the details of the building itself! . It was built between 1546 and 1878 and spent its first 200 years as a royal palace. It was turned into a museum in 1793 after the French Revolution. You can see the various periods in its architecture.