Louvre

The Louvre, one of the best art galleries in the universe, was located in Paris. In earlier centuries, it had been an official residence of the French monarchy.

An assassination attempt was made on Admiral Gaspard de Coligny on 23 August 1572 as he returned from a meeting with King Charles IX of France which had taken place at the Louvre. De Coligny survived but was killed the next day during the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve)

The Louvre held the greatest art work in the universe - the Mona Lisa. The Fourth Doctor visited it in 1979 with Romana. (TV: City of Death) Lionel Harding visited it at least once, where he put up a fight to see the Mona Lisa longer than the twenty seconds allowed for each viewing as he loved the painting. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge)