€35m cost keeps Mona Lisa in Paris

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Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00

Hopes of the Mona Lisa going on a three-month tour around France look doomed as the Louvre says it would cost €35million in lost revenue, transport and security.

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