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Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris, via Pensacola

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

Artist decorates the Louvre's iconic pyramid

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

Louvre reopens after strike over pickpockets

   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.

Paris’ Louvre museum staff leave due to pickpockets

   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.

Louvre Museum shuts for day as guards protest pickpockets

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

Symbol of French Republic defaced in art attack

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

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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

Louvre Museum reopens
Louvre Museum reopens

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