Paris’ iconic Louvre museum saw about a 2 million drop in visitor numbers in 2016, resulting in a near €10m (£8.6m) loss.
The Louvre had been hoping to beat its all-time high record of 9.7 million visitors in 2012, when it became the most visited museum in the world.
“We already had a similar drop in 2001 after the September 11 attacks when the number of visitors dropped by 36%.
Last year saw 15% fewer visitors to the museum than in 2015, working out to about a 2 million drop in people to 7.3 million in total; though the numbers of French visitors has remained stable, the loss is attributed to international tourists avoiding the capital over fears stemming from the series of terrorist attacks which have taken place in France since January 2015.