🧐 Quiz of the week: Which king of France ordered the construction of the Louvre fortress? 🏰

The Louvre is now one of the most famous museums in the world, but did you know that it started as a fortress? Which French king was behind it?

A) Philippe Auguste
B) Francis I
C) Louis IX
D) Charles V

🎉 Answer to Tuesday's Quiz: Which king of France ordered the construction of the Louvre fortress? 🎉
The answer is... Philippe Auguste! 🏰 👑
In the 12th century, King Philip Augustus ordered the construction of the Louvre as a fortress to protect Paris from invasions. This building later became a royal palace, and then the museum we know today!
📾 Illustration:
Louvre 1190-1202 by the engraver Louis-Pierre Baltard, 1764-1846, France — http://www.revendeurs.rmngp.fr/.../1132-le-louvre-au... , Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3915329

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