Paris, Louvre armored for the arrival of Mattarella and Macron. Exclusive photos

Huge security measures this morning at the Louvre where President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella is opening, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, the exhibition Naples in Paris - The Louvre invites the Capodimonte Museum, on display at the Paris museum until January 8, 2024.

The first visitors arrived around 9:30 a.m. to enter the Louvre and found it transennaded: custodians informed those present that the Louvre would be closed until 2 p.m. precisely because of Mattarella and Macron’s visit. However, tourists (including many Italians) instead of leaving began to assemble in front of the barriers in hopes of seeing the president of the Republic.

Then, at 10:10 a.m., the Gendarmerie, who had been on the scene since early morning, began cordoning off the museum and very kindly moving visitors out of the first gardens of the Louvre, thus effectively armoring the front of the museum. Great security measures, then, for Mattarella’s arrival, which partly disappoint the possibility of the many Italian tourists to witness his arrival: protocol, however, provides for this.

The Louvre will reopen at 2 p.m.: however, there were no signs outside the museum telling of the inauguration, so many people were hoping to enter convinced that the museum was open. Below are some photographs of what the outside of the Louvre looked like this morning.

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Louvre armored for

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Louvre armored forarrival

Paris, Louvre armored for the arrival of Mattarella and Macron. Exclusive photos

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