ATLANTA (Reuters) - Downtown Atlanta will soon look a little more like London, after a decision by city council members on Monday to allow the construction of a 20-story Ferris wheel similar to the popular London Eye on the banks of the Thames River. Full story
An Italian artist decorated the Louvre museum's glass pyramid Wednesday for the first time in the iconic monument's history, in a protest against capitalism. The artwork, a huge three-looped infinity sign made of mirrors, faces due west onto France's business district, La Defense. Full story
The Louvre museum in Paris reopened amid heightened security after workers staged a strike to protest the proliferation of pickpockets. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
The Louvre shut down Wednesday because the staff says they need better security after seeing pickpocket gangs continually rob visitors. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
PARIS (Reuters) - Tourists caught no glimpse of the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory or Venus de Milo on Wednesday due to a one-day closure of the Louvre, as guards protested that pickpockets were rampant at the world's most visited museum. Full story
PARIS (Reuters) - A woman has defaced Eugene Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" with a black marker as it hung in an outpost of the Louvre gallery in northern France. Full story
Visitors look at a model of the Louvre museum Abu Dhabi, by French architect Jean Nouvel, during the opening of the "Birth of a Museum" exhibition at the "Manarat Al Saadiyat" on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi April 21, 2013. The exhibition, the first large-scale presentation of the Louvre Abu Dhabi'
A model of the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, by French architect Jean Nouvel, is seen during the opening of the "Birth of a Museum" exhibition at the "Manarat Al Saadiyat" on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi April 21, 2013. The exhibition, the first large-scale presentation of the Louvre Abu Dhabi's permane
epa03657869 Tourists queue outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 11 April 2013. The Louvre reopened 11 April with reinforced police presence and security following a one-day closure after a staff walk-out to protest against the rising number of pickpockets operating within the museum targeting
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