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In 1527, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Giovanni Borgia]] received permission to consult the Louvre's library with [[Maria Amiel]]. They discovered [[Nicolas Flamel]]'s will leaving his [[Book of Abraham|grimoire]] to his nephew, and used the records to locate his closest living relative. | In 1527, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Giovanni Borgia]] received permission to consult the Louvre's library with [[Maria Amiel]]. They discovered [[Nicolas Flamel]]'s will leaving his [[Book of Abraham|grimoire]] to his nephew, and used the records to locate his closest living relative. | ||
During [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s reign as Emperor, the museum's galleries grew with each of his military conquests. Napoleon added pieces from lands ranging from [[Russia]] to [[Egypt]], and several of these are still kept in the museum. | |||
It is also notable as the place in which [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s masterpiece, the ''[[Mona Lisa]], ''is kept. | It is also notable as the place in which [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s masterpiece, the ''[[Mona Lisa]], ''is kept. | ||
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The Louvre, located in Paris, France, is one of the largest museums in the world. During the Renaissance, it was a royal palace for several French kings, including Francis I and Louis XII. It was established as a museum in May 1791, in the midst of the French Revolution.
In 1527, the Assassin Giovanni Borgia received permission to consult the Louvre's library with Maria Amiel. They discovered Nicolas Flamel's will leaving his grimoire to his nephew, and used the records to locate his closest living relative.
During Napoleon Bonaparte's reign as Emperor, the museum's galleries grew with each of his military conquests. Napoleon added pieces from lands ranging from Russia to Egypt, and several of these are still kept in the museum.
It is also notable as the place in which Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is kept.