When the former New York Times Paris bureau chief first set out to write a book about the most famous and largest museum in ...

The Louvre is used to hosting ... and pipes threatening to burst. The palace of the kings of France, which was transformed into a museum during the French Revolution, is cracking all over.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino about the new book, How ...

The Louvre was originally built in 1190 as a fortress on the banks of the Seine River for King Philippe Auguste. You can still see the old wall remnants ... budget to the Palace of Versailles ...