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Paris 8. Les Trésors du Louvre
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Charlemagne’s sword Charlemagne was a King of France. He conquered many neighbouring countries. He was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800.
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Hamurabi’s Code The earliest set of laws discovered Date from 2000 years before Christ.
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Mona Lisa ( La Joconde ) Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.
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Josephine’s Bed The Empress Josephine was the wife of Napoleon. This beautiful bed belonged to her.
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Medieval Treasure This treasure comes from a Church It used to hold a relic of a saint It dates from the 16th century
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Greek artefacts This is part of the frieze from the Parthenon in Athens.
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Sumer These figures once guarded a temple in ancient Sumer.
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Venus de Milo The most famous statue in the world.
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
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Treasure Box A medieval gold treasure box.
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Chess set This Chess set belonged to Louis X (14th century)
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Crown Jewels These were last worn by Emperor Napoleon III and his wife
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Egypt The Louvre has one of the best Egyptian collections outside Egypt.
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Mummy cases. There are many mummy cases like these.
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City gates. These are the huge city gates of Darius, the Persian king.
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