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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 of France|Francis I]] and [[Louis XII]]. It was established as a museum in May 1791, in the midst of the [[French Revolution]].
'''The Louvre''', located in [[Paris]], [[France]], is one of the largest museums in the world. During the [[Renaissance]], it was a royal palace.


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.


==Reference==
==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]
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Revision as of 01:57, 27 May 2014


The Louvre, located in Paris, France, is one of the largest museums in the world. During the Renaissance, it was a royal palace.

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.

Reference