France plans $800M makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

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Mona Lisa will have its own room after Louvre renovation, but it will cost more to see

The renovation at the Louvre Museum in Paris will see the famed Mona Lisa moved to its own, separate space, where it will be easier to manage the crowds. However, visitors will have to purchase an ...
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