Inside Louvre Museum, Paris | Mona Lisa | 800 years of history | Most visited Museum | Top treasures

Welcome to the heritage of the great French history, a home to more than 35,000 exhibits in its centuries-old building, which attracts millions of visitors from all over the world every year. Located in the Louvre Palace, built in the 12th century, Louvre is known to be the largest art museum in the world, looked up to for its incredible collection of artworks by great artists. After more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is now a public museum in Paris. Today, the collection at Louvre is one of the richest in the world, with artwork and artifacts representative of 11,000 years of human civilization and culture. An enigmatic half-human, half-creature with the body of a lion and the face of a king stands guard at the entrance of the Louvre's Egyptian antiquities. This great spin of tennis welcomes visitors to a vast display of over 6,000 works spanning almost 5,000 years of Egyptian history. The displays include the main characteristics of ancient Egyptian civilization, beginning with the Nile and its annual flood. It highlights the famous seated scribe with his bright-eyed gaze and the statues of kings and queens. In today's Louvre, Egyptian antiquities occupy two floors. Statue of Horus, outer coffin of Tamifrit, coffin of the Lady Madia, Dendera Zodiac, the best-preserved ancient depictions of the observable stars are few sculptures which one must not skip at Louvre. In the year 2000, the Louvre inaugurated the Pavilion Day Sessions to display artworks from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. This was intended to showcase cultures and civilizations in the West. It houses around 120 masterpieces from all over the world. Louvre also beautifully houses Islamic art. It represents selected artifacts made over an extensive time period ranging from the rise of Islam in the 7th century to the late 19th century. The collections span from Spain, India, via North Africa, and Egypt. Louvre's Gallery of Antiquities display masterpieces of Greek and Roman sculpture including the famous Venus de Milo and the winged Victory of Samothrace. These were installed little by little from the year 1692. Gallery the Apollon is the home to the royal collection of hearthstone vessels and the French crown jewels. It particularly comprises of beautifully mounted treasures carved from precious minerals. Louis XIV had a particular passion for hearthstones where his collection alone comprised about 800 pieces. The winged Victory of Samothrace graces the top of the monumental Deru staircase. This spectacular setting was chosen to showcase the masterpiece of the Greek Hellenistic art of the 2nd century. The winged Victory was brought to this staircase in the year 1883. This large room known as Sala de Queretets houses masterpieces from the collection of Greek sculptures, particularly statues of gods, goddesses, and mythological heroes. Since 2005, the Mona Lisa has been exhibited in a protective glass case in the center of the room. This special treatment is to ensure the safety and conservation of this masterpiece. This world's largest museum with Baroque-style palace and museum is indeed one of the world's biggest tourist attractions. Catch you all in the next video, thank you for watching.