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Long before it displayed the Mona Lisa, what kind of structure did the Louvre in Paris originally serve as?
Answer
A royal fortress and prison
The Louvre began as a medieval fortress built to defend Paris and later served as a royal residence and prison before opening as a public museum in 1793.
💡 Did you know?
Beneath the Louvre's Sully Wing, visitors can walk among the excavated stone foundations of the medieval fortress King Philip II built around 1190.
Other options people guess
- A military academy
- A cathedral complex
- A royal mint
Topics
- museums
- louvre
- history
- paris
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