Paris’ Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help
Paris, Framce Reuters The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French Government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art. In a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealed by Paris daily Le Parisien […]
Pay up if you want to see Notre-Dame, French minister wants to tell tourists
Paris, France Reuters France should charge visitors a small fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral to help the country keep its world-famous churches and cathedrals in shape, the culture minister said. Rachida Dati told newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published late on Wednesday that by charging only €5 per visitor Notre-Dame could raise €75 […]