Louvre Museum.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is the largest art museum in the world, displaying more than thirty-five thousand pieces of art in about 650,000 square feet (60,386 square meters) of space. The museum's collection contains artifacts, paintings, and sculptures ranging from ancient times to the mid-nineteenth century. Some of the most well-known works of art from around the world are housed at the Louvre. These include the ancient Egyptian Seated Scribe sculpture, the ancient Greek statue the Venus de Milo, and the Renaissance painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The Louvre, an immense former royal palace featuring a large glass pyramid in its central courtyard, is one of the most famous landmarks in Paris. The museum receives more than eight million visitors every year.