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

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

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 ...