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With masterpieces like the Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile, the Venus de Milo, and the Law Code of Hammurabi, it’s easy to see why the Louvre reigns as the globe’s most visited museum.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Louvre topped the latest TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report in museum rankings. The renowned Paris museum drew 8.7 million visitors, according to the 2015 Museum Index.

In total, the top 20 museums across the globe welcomed about 106.5 million visitors last year, marking a slight decline from 107.3 million in 2014. Such shifts in attendance are often influenced by high-profile temporary exhibitions, like Tate Modern’s “Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs” in 2014.

London led with six museums in the top 20, more than any other city. Washington, D.C. followed with four, while Paris and New York shared third place with two each.

The 20 most visited museums worldwide

1. Louvre Museum, Paris, France (8,700,000 visitors)

2. National Museum of China, Beijing, China (7,290,000 visitors)

3. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., United States (6,900,000 visitors)

3. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States (6,900,000 visitors)

5. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6,821,000 visitors)

6. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States (6,300,000 visitors)

7. Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican (6,002,000 visitors)

8. Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai, China (5,948,000 visitors)

9. National Gallery, London, United Kingdom (5,908,000 visitors)

10. National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan (5,288,000 visitors)

11. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom (5,284,000 visitors)

12. American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States (5,000,000 visitors)

13. Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom (4,713,000 visitors)

14. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States (4,104,000 visitors)

15. National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C., U.S. (4,100,000 visitors)

16. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (3,668,000 visitors)

17. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France (3,440,000 visitors)

18. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom (3,432,000 visitors)

19. China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing, China (3,360,000 visitors)

20. Science Museum, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom (3,356,000 visitors)