The famous museum the Louvre has some of the most prestigious and important works of art in the world, including Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Besides holding amazing works of arts, the Louvre itself has a lot of history behind it. Transforming from a chateau to a museum, the stunning building has years of history and many interesting facts. An interesting fact is its name itself. Although there are some speculations, Louvre comes from the word louverie which means hunting lodge for hunters. In French the word wolf is loup. Wolves wandered Paris’s city streets and it’s been said that many wolves hung around the city walls of Paris, surrounding the Louvre hence it being considered a louverie.
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