Daily Quiz | On Museums and treasures

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Which king initiated the construction of the Louvre Palace, the site of the museum, as a fortress and on which river’s bank is it situated?

Answer : King Philip II and the Seine

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 In 1966, the Louvre chose to showcase which masterpiece in the Salle des États, the largest room in the palace?

Answer :  In 1966, the Louvre chose to showcase which masterpiece in the Salle des États, the largest room in the palace?

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At over 6 metres high and almost 10 metres wide, which work by Veronese (Paolo Caliari) is the biggest painting in the Louvre and which work is displayed opposite it?

Answer : The Wedding Feast at Cana and Mona Lisa!

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Apart from Paris, in which Asian location is an official Louvre museum?

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The wedding of Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria was held in one of the most famous rooms at the Louvre, a room that has given its name to a term for exhibitions of living artists. Name the stately location.

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ame the genius, whose work ‘Slaves’ are the highlight of a gallery named after him and houses the finest Italian sculptures.

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What magnificent work, synonymous with the Louvre, can one see at the top of the fantastic Daru staircase in the Denon wing, Level 1?

Answer : The Winged Victory of Samothrace.

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