Which river flows alongside the Louvre Museum?

The river that flows alongside the Louvre Museum is the Seine.

The Louvre stands on the Right Bank of the Seine in central Paris, near the historic heart of the city. The river runs past the museum’s southern side, while the vast Louvre Palace complex extends northward toward the Rue de Rivoli and eastward through its courtyards and wings.

The Seine has shaped Paris’s history, transport, commerce, and urban development for centuries. Several major landmarks lie along the same river corridor, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Eiffel Tower farther west. The Louvre’s position beside the Seine helped place it within the city’s celebrated historic riverfront.

The Rhône and Loire are also important French rivers, but neither flows through Paris. The Thames is associated with London. Another easy mix-up is confusing the Louvre Museum with the Louvre Palace: the museum occupies much of the palace, which itself is located beside the Seine.