France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

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The world-famous needs a massive injection of cash if it is to cope with visitor numbers, the museum's president has said

The world-famous Mona Lisa is set to be moved to a dedicated room inside the museum with its own entrance. Meanwhile, non-EU visitors can expect to pay higher entry fees in future.French President Emmanuel Macron announced a major overhaul of the Louvre museum in Paris on Tuesday.

With upgrades including a separate room for the Mona Lisa, the renovation of Paris' Louvre Museum is expected to cost between $730 million and $825 million over the next decade.

France's president says a second museum entrance will be built, while non-EU residents will also pay more to visit.