The
Louvre or the
Louvre Museum (, ) (
French ) is one of the world's largest
museums and a historic monument in
Paris,
France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the
Right Bank of the
Seine in the
1st arrondissement (ward). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). The Louvre is the world's most visited museum, receiving more than 9.26 million visitors in 2014.