A detailed guide on what to expect inside the Louvre

Take a stroll through the ancient artworks from the royal collections. Originally a ballroom designed by architect Pierre Lescot in a striking classical style, the Salle des Cariatides is a great place to start your tour.

Walk straight between the red marble pillars until you reach Aphrodite, the Venus de Milo- one of Louvre's newcomer!

Head towards the stairs, onto the 1st floor: you'll be greeted by a large winged figure: an uplifting sight!

Take a right from the Winged Victory, where you'll be greeted by the brilliance of Botticelli!

From the Venus & Three Graces, head through the glass door. You are now in the Salon Carre- one of the Louvre's most embelamtic rooms.

Exit the Salon Carre through the wooden doors and find yourself in the Grande Galerie. The key attraction is the corridor-like gallery that runs alongside the Siene.

Take the first right into the room where the greatest attraction of the Louvre is housed: the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, otherwise known as the Mona Lisa.

Head into the next room and head into the long gallery on your left. Continue down the wall until you find the Raft of the Medusa, originally named 'Shipwreck Scene'.

Take the large staircase downstairs to level 0, and walk up to the 2 large male statues located in the center of the room. Gaze up at two of Michelangelo's stunning sculptures.

Take the large staircase downstairs to level 0, and walk up to the 2 large male statues located in the center of the room. Gaze up at two of Michelangelo's stunning sculptures.

Take the spiral staircase on your left and continue straight to the pyramid: the Louvre's most photographed highlight (right after the Mona Lisa). Admire this transparent controversy to your heart's desire before taking a break.

Enter the Denon Wing and take the spiral staircase- opposite the Pyramid, turn right and walk into the gallery. A large staircase will reveal the the statue of a winged female figure: The Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Walk between the columns next, past the glass door, and into the Grande Galerie. After the first window on your left, you'll find the Virgin of the Green Cushion.

Continue through the Grande Galerie, past the red marble columns. Right in front of the middle painting, you'll find, on the left wall, Pieta.

Retrace your steps and take the first door on your left to find yourself in the same room as the world's most famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

Right opposite the Mona Lisa is the Wedding Feast at Cana, a biblical depiction of Jesus' first miracle, where he turned water into wine.

Leave the room and walk into the room on your left: the large gallery with red walls. On the left wall, a little ways down reveals the Raft of the Medusa.

In the same room, on the right (at the top of the wall), you'll find The Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appear to Dante and Virgil: find out about this tale of 2 legendary lovers and their powerful, immortal love story.

Right opposite the Shades of Francesca lies The Charging Chasseur- a subtle original artpiece that focuses on the horse's movement.

Exit using the same way you got in, and enter the next room: the one after the gift shop. On your left, you'll be greeted by The Consecration of the Emperor Napolean.

Right opposite The Coronation of Napoleon lies the Portrait of Juliette Récamier- a 23-year-old influential figure who commissioned this portrait from Jacques-Louis David.

On the same wall to your left, you'll find The Oath of Horatii- by Jacques Louis David, an experienced painter who invited a new style, inching him forward in the neoclassical movement.

Look right opposite the Oath of Horatii to find yet another classic by Jacques Louis David: the Intervention of Sabine Women. This masterpiece was created 15 years after Horatii.

Leave the room and find the Winged Victory of Samothrace ahead of you. Walk up the staircase and take a left at the statue. On your right, go into the rotunda and into the Galerie d’Apollon. Gaze up at the ceiling and prepare to be amazed.

Go back to the Winged Victory of Samothrace and down the stairs. At the bottom of the staircase, turn right and continue down the stairs. Go through the rotunda (room 408) and into the next room, 347. As you enter the red marble walled-room, check out the famous Venus de Milo.

In the crowd of sculptures that face the Venus de Milo, you'll find the statue of Hermes fastening his sandle- somewhere in the middle of the gallery.

Once you're done admiring the sculptures, turn left at the statue of Athena and walk down the stairs. Take a right to the Crypt of the Sphinx.

Take the stairs to the left of the Sphinx, past the department of Egyptian Antiquites, up the spiral staircase, into rooms 931-935. Gasp at the work of one Marie-Guillemine Benoist, a former pupil of Jacques-Louis David.

Enter the Sully Wing and go between the two staircases. Head into Medieval Louvre on your left until you see the Great Sphinx- a highlight made of pink granite- easily recognizable at the entrance of Egyptian Antiquities.

Walk up the stairs on your left and go into the first room- 336. You'll find a long case stocked with small boat models. Learn about the role boats played in everyday life in Egypt.

On the right of the display case, opposite the windows, you'll find a door- take it and find paintings from the tombs of Wensu. Find here, the importance of farming in ancient Egypt.

Exit the room and enter the room on your left. Check out the display case with the cross-legged scribe. Find out what their roles back in the day entailed, including preparing papyrus scrolls.

Go into the next room, take a right, and enter the room with furniture. Notice Chair, built in 1550-1186 BC, a piece of furniture invented by the Egyptians 3000 years ago.

Leave the room and walk into the next. Notice the display case filled with jewellery and accessories. Notice the necklace decorated with fish and gold, representing a rich woman's accessories in ancient Egypt.

Go into the next room and explore the display case of musical instruments. To your right, you'll find a window with board games. Make sure you check out the hippo-shaped playing board with 58 holes.

As you exit the room, you'll find the Sphinx in the middle. Walk through the narrow corridor of sphinxes. Take a right and enter a large room where you'll find Yuyu: the high priest of Osiris. This statue of him presenting a chapel will definitely catch your attention.

Take the staircase downstairs to the Crypt of Osiris. Walk straight past the central sarcophagus. Walk upstairs and stop at the tub-like sarcophagus of Abu Roash. Learn about the Egyptian tradition of preserving life after death.

Walk along the line of sarcophagi, and find the mummy covered in ‘cartonnage’. The mummified body is surprisingly intact, even on its journey to "the land of the dead".

An eerie touch to your visit to the Louvre awaits next to the display case of mummies. Find jars with heads of animals on their lids- try to keep your lids on!

Make your way back to the white stone sarcophagus anenter the next room. In front of the great staircase, find the display case on the right. Here, you'll find ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.

Go up the grand staircase, past the columns, and through the left door. Get to room 635 and find the seated scribe- the most famous Egyptian at the Louvre!