LOUVRE MUSEUM BATOBUS STOP

 

In 1816, a large crowd came to the Louvre port to admire the first steam operated boat, the "Elise". Today, crowds flock to the museum, the mooring spot for the world's art. In order to expand, the Louvre moved the Finance Ministry out, which had occupied an entire wing until the mid 1980s. As we go up towards the Opera, we see the Japanese quarter of Paris. Shops and restaurants from "the land of the rising sun" share the neighbourhood with the luxurious boutiques of the Faubourg-Saint-Honoré and the antique dealers around the Louvre. A favorite spot for Far Eastern visitors. The neighbourhood is also a haven for bankers (The Banque de France is nearby). Intellectuals, who used to frequent the National Library here, have gone further east to the new François Mitterrand Library, the TGB. Thanks to the Tuileries Gardens and the quays of the Seine, this stop is also a favorite for Parisian sun worshippers.