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What are the three major museums in Paris?

The three major art museums in Paris are Orsay Museum, Louvre and Pompidou Center.

1, Orsay Museum, a national museum, is located on the left bank of the Seine River, facing the Louvre and Dolores Garden across the river. The museum is located in the railway station designed and built by architect Victor Lalu for the 1900 World Expo. The museum mainly displays western works of art created during the period from 1848 to 19 14, including wonderful collections such as paintings, sculptures, decorations, photos and architectural design drawings, showing a kind of realism, impressionism and symbolism.

The Louvre is located on the north bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, France, ranking first among the four major historical museums in the world. The Louvre was built in 1204. It was originally a French palace, where 50 French kings and queens lived. It is one of the most precious buildings in the French Renaissance and is famous for its rich collection of classical paintings and sculptures. Now it is the Louvre Museum. After more than 800 years of expansion and reconstruction, it has reached today's scale, covering an area of about 198 hectares.

3. Pompidou Center, the full name of Pompidou National Art and Culture Center, is a museum of modern art, located in the Beaufort district of Paris, France. It is a new modern treasure house integrating knowledge, art and life. People here can absorb knowledge, appreciate art and enrich their lives through modern technology and means.