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The Louvre. A Palace, a Museum (PocheCouleur N° 27)
The Louvre A Palace a Museum - PocheCouleur N° 27 Author:Jean-Jacques Leveque According to legend, the site of the Louvre was long ago infested with wolves. A slight phonetic change, and the French word 'loup', meaning wolf, gave birth to the name that would be used for a palace, and eventually, a museum. But first it was a fortress.