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To avoid clamouring crowds
(particularly on Sunday when entrance is half-price) visit the Louvre on Monday
or Wednesday, when it remains open until 22.00. In case of congestion at the
pyramid entrance, head right, to the southwest tip of the museum, and PORTE JAUJARD, a lesser-known entry point. Another tip is the entrance through the
commercial gallery (99 rue du Rivoli, metro Palais Royal). Another entrance is
recently opened at the porte des Lions (Denon wing).
The museum has a triple orientation pattern. DENON, SULLY and RICHELIEU wing
corresponding to the three directions departing from central hall (hall
Napoleon). With a system of 8 colours that can appear on all floors but
symbolising the different departments of the museum: History of the Louvre and
Medieval Louvre—Oriental Antiquities, Arts of Islam---Egyptian
Antiquities---Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities---Sculptures---Art
Objects---Paintings---Prints and Drawings. But that’s not all! The museum is
also divided into 10 arrondissements. It is to make orientation easier and the
numbers are like that: the RICHELIEU wing has nos. 1, 2, 3; the SULLY wing 4, 5,
6, 7 and DENON 8, 9, 10. All galleries and rooms have a number and a name.
Every visitor can have a free small guide map at the main desk in hall Napoleon
(in 7 languages).
Notice that the Louvre museum is the only museum in the world having hundreds of
exterior windows looking outside. That way you have three wonderful beacons: the
Seine, the pyramid or the rue de Rivoli.
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The opening hours are: every
day except Tuesday and certain public holidays. The permanent collections are
visible from 9.00 to 18.00, late night openings on Monday (only a part of the
museum) and Wednesday (the entire museum) until 21.45.
Tickets cost at full price 45 FF. Reduced rate for everyone after 15.00 and on
Sundays: 26 FF (2000 rate). Free admission for under 18, the unemployed and for
everyone on the first Sunday of each month. Tickets are valid the whole day and
allow re-entry. To avoid standing in queues, tickets can be bought in advance by
tel 0803808803—at FNAC, Carrefour , Auchan and Continent stores—on the
Internet www.louvre.com/
Passes: a very frequently asked question, the FAQ about the Louvre! You have
the MUSEES ET MONUMENTS pass, valid either 1, 3 or 5 days in 70 museums and
monuments in the Parisian area.
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