The Louvre received 70% fewer visitors in 2021 than in pre-crisis 2019.
The world's largest museum, closed from January 1 to May 19, 2021 due to the deterioration of the sanitary and epidemiological situation, was visited by 2.8 million people last year – 100.000 more than in 2020.
In the pre-pandemic 2019, 9.6 million people visited the Louvres, 61% of whom were residents of France, and 28% came from European Union countries.
In 2021, the Louvre's revenue from ticket sales decreased by 80 million euros compared to 2019. Last year, the state allocated a total of 110 million euros to support the museum. Another 6 million euros will be additionally transferred in 2022.
The Triumphal Arch of Constantine, a towering structure built in the heart of Rome 1,709 years ago, has been damaged.Erected to commemorate Emperor Constantine's victory in the civil war against Maxentius, it's considered the largest of the three surviving triumphal arches in the Roman Forum
An oceanic whitetip shark has been spotted repeatedly near the shores of the Red Sea in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, causing alarm among tourists
The press service of the Altai Biosphere Reserve has announced a significant discovery: a black stork nest has been found in the upper part of Lake Teletskoye
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