Palais du Louvre
Palais du Louvre is a former royal palace, now hosting the Louvre Museum. Head to Paris 1er to see it. It was listed in 2017 as a classé historic monument.
Attraction in Paris 1er
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#90 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 1er
Palais du Louvre is in the commune of Paris 1er, with 1,557 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2017; built in the 12th, 16th, 17th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00085992). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
In Paris 1er, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 18–27°C.
Palais du Louvre
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 39 languages. Within 15 km there are 2,186 more places to visit, starting with Musée du Louvre (100 m).
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2017
- Built
- 12th, 16th, 17th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 1er, Paris
- Official site
- louvre.fr
Where to find Palais du Louvre
Orange is Palais du Louvre; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 1er. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns near Palais du Louvre
The 8 towns are led in size by Paris 9e, with 57,271 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Paris 1er
Paris 2e
Paris 6e
Paris 3e
Compare the 8 towns
After Palais du Louvre
Of the 2,186 within 15 km, look for 5 attractions and 3 museums.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.1 km west, in Paris 7e3
MuseumMusée d'Orsay800 m west, in Paris 7e4
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1.4 km southeast, in Paris 4e5
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées2.5 km northwest, in Paris 8e6MuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou1.1 km east, in Paris 4e7
AttractionPalais-Royal200 m north, in Paris 1er8
AttractionPalais Garnier1.2 km north, in Paris 9eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Palais du Louvre
Where is Palais du Louvre?
Palais du Louvre is in Paris 1er, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Palais du Louvre?
Former royal palace, now hosting the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Is Palais du Louvre a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2017, Mérimée record PA00085992.
How well known is Palais du Louvre?
Palais du Louvre has 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #90 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Palais du Louvre?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 1er, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Palais du Louvre?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (100 m), Tour Eiffel (3.1 km), Musée d'Orsay (800 m) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1.4 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais-Royal: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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