| In the heart of Paris, the Louvre Museum as well as the Seine river, it is situated in the1st arrondissement. The Samaritaine is just two blocks away and there are many fashion stores in the area.
The Louvre Museum presents collections of western art from the Middle Ages to 1850, and the antique civilisations that have preceded and influenced this art. They are divided into 8 departments : Oriental Antiquities, Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities and, for the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Art items, Prints and Drawings until 1848. In addition to these departments, the museum presents a section devoted to the history of the Louvre, including the medieval moats erected by Philippe Auguste in 1190. 21 new rooms have been dedicated to collections of Italian and Spanish paintings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
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