Louvre Abu Dhabi just opened 10 years after the project was announced in 2007.
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Abu Dhabi's £1 billion Louvre museum finally opens after decade-long wait — take a look inside
Abu Dhabi paid France £399 million to rent the name Louvre for 30 years.
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The art museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, cost over £1 billion to make.
Abu Dhabi is renting the name "Louvre" for 30 years andy paid France £399 million to do so.
They also loaned 300 artworks from France, which cost £571 million.
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Just like Paris, the museum has a Da Vinci portrait,"La Belle Ferronniere," which is also on loan.
There are more than 620 pieces and artefacts on display including Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, and Picasso. There's also a Napoleon painting from Jacques-Louis David.
Only 235 pieces are from the museum's own collection. Loans come from 13 French museums like Pompidou, Musee d’Orsay, and Versailles.
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