French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a significant renovation plan for Paris iconic Louvre, shortly after the museums director voiced concern over the dilapidated state of the building. In a speech at the museum, Macron unveiled plans for an additional new grand entrance as well as wider refurbishments.The first step of what the national newspaper Le Monde dubbed an ambitious renovation includes the launch of an international architecture competition for a new entrance, helping to relieve congestion at the existing I.M Pei-designed glass Pyramid. According to the BBC, the new entrance will be placed at the eastern facade of the museum, which today consists of a classical colonnade fronted by an artificial moat and little-used esplanade.Image credit: Tobias Waibl / PexelsThe new entrance will give immediate access to new underground exhibition spaces, which will then connect with the existing complex underneath the pyramid. The Mona Lisa will be relocated to its own...