10 biggest museums in Europe

10. Museo Reina Sofía

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• area: 14,756 m²
• location: Madrid, Spain
• year of discovery: 1992
• collection size: ???
• number of tourists per year: 4,425,000 (2019)
• coordinates: 40°24′30.85715″N 3°41′38.38596″W

9. Museo del Prado

• area: 15,400 m²
• location: Madrid, Spain
• year of discovery: 1819
• collection size: 21,600
• number of tourists per year: 852,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 40°24′50″N 3°41′32″W

8. Musée d’Orsay

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• area: 16,853 m²
• location: Paris, France
• year of discovery: 1986
• collection size: ???
• number of tourists per year: 867,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 48°51′36″N 2°19′35″E

6. Musée National d’Art Moderne

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• area: 17,000 m²
• location: Paris, France
• year of discovery: 1977
• collection size: 100,000
• number of tourists per year: 912,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 50.83903°N 4.39187°E

6. Biennale

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• area: 17,000 m²
• location: Venice, Italy
• year of discovery: 1895
• collection size: ???
• number of tourists per year: 500,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 45°25’56.117”N 12°20’11.541”E

3. Vatican Museums

• area: 43,000 m²
• location: Vatican
• year of discovery: 1506
• collection size: 70,000
• number of tourists per year: 1,300,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 41°54′23″N 12°27′16″E

6. Biennale

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• area: 17,000 m²
• location: Venice, Italy
• year of discovery: 1895
• collection size: ???
• number of tourists per year: 500,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 45°25’56.117”N 12°20’11.541”E

3. Vatican Museums

• area: 43,000 m²
• location: Vatican
• year of discovery: 1506
• collection size: 70,000
• number of tourists per year: 1,300,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 41°54′23″N 12°27′16″E

2. State Hermitage Museum

• area: 66,842 m²
• location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
• year of discovery: 1764
• collection size: 3,000,000
• number of tourists per year: 4,956,000 (2019)
• coordinates: 59.941°N 30.3129°E

1. Louvre

• area: 72,735 m²
• location: 75001 Paris, France
• year of discovery: 1792
• collection size: 615,797
• number of tourists per year: 2,700,000 (2020)
• coordinates: 48°51′38 12″N 2°20′15 36″E