The Louvre Palace (French: Palais du Louvre, [palɛ dy luvʁ]), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank...
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Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (French pronunciation: [palɛ ʁwajal myze dy luvʁ]) is a station on Line 1 and Line 7 of the Paris Métro. Situated in the heart...
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Comédie-Française, the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre. The nearest metro stop is Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre (Lines 1 and 7). The mall covers 10,200 m2 (110...
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"unanimously and conjointly on all designs for the construction of the Palais du Louvre, so the designs will be regarded as the work of the three equally,...
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(facing the Louvre Palace), Rue de Rohan, Rue Saint-Honoré (opposite the Comédie-Française), and Place du Palais-Royal (opposite the Louvre des Antiquaires)...
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The Louvre Castle (French: Château du Louvre), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (French: Louvre médiéval), was a castle (French: château fort) begun...
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The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal Richelieu...
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Tuileries Palace (redirect from Palais des Tuileries)
Cain square [fr], other pieces are found in the garden of the Palais du Trocadéro, the Louvre and the Museum of Decorative Arts. In addition, other parts...
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France and the central square (cour carrée) of the Palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire). Between...
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The Louvre (English: /ˈluːv(rə)/ LOOV(-rə)), or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] ), is a national art museum in Paris, France...
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The Place du Louvre (French pronunciation: [plas dy luvʁ]) is a square immediately to the east of the Palais du Louvre in Paris, France. To the south is...
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Luxembourg Palace (redirect from Palais du Luxembourg)
The Luxembourg Palace (French: Palais du Luxembourg, pronounced [palɛ dy lyksɑ̃buʁ]) is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France...
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appointed him as the architect responsible for building projects at the Palais du Louvre, transforming the old château into the renowned palace. A design proposed...
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (category Louvre Palace)
museum occupies the Pavillon de Marsan, the north-western wing of the Palais du Louvre. With approximately one million objects in its collection, the Musée...
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Gare d'Orsay (redirect from Gare du Quai d'Orsay)
buildings such as the Hôtel des Invalides, the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur and the Palais du Louvre. The PO company consulted three architects — Lucien...
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Palais du Louvre and the clearing away of the ramshackle structures, both those that had been built against it, in order to form a proper Palais du Louvre...
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The Louvre Inverted Pyramid (French: Pyramide inversée du Louvre) is a skylight constructed in the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground shopping mall in...
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Louis Visconti (category People associated with the Louvre)
Bibliothèque royale du Louvre in May 1848, he produced a first-draft design for completing the Palais du Louvre. He was made architect to the palais des Tuileries...
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Pavillon de Flore (category Louvre Palace)
during his stay in Paris between 1865 and 1867. Pavillon du Roi Pavillon de Marsan "Palais du Louvre". International Database and Gallery of Structures (in...
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Quai François Mitterrand (redirect from Quai du Louvre)
in Paris, France, along the stretch where the Palais du Louvre is situated. Formerly the Quai du Louvre, it was renamed the Quai François Mitterrand after...
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France) Palais de la Légion d'honneur Palais du Louvre, second royal palace of France, from 1364 until 1789; now the Louvre Museum Palais du Luxembourg...
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Le Mans. A Jean de Chelles was working on the Palais du Louvre in 1265, under the direction of Raymond du Temple. He is sometimes thought to have worked...
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1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648. Born in the Palais du Louvre in Paris, Christine was the third child and second daughter of King...
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Approximately oriented east–west, it is inserted between the Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre and Châtelet metro stations. The station was opened on 13 August...
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1566 or from excavations at the site of his Paris workshop in the Palais du Louvre. Many museums have now become cautious in their attributions. This...
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Louvre, a department store and the Grand Hôtel du Louvre. These shared a large building on the Place du Palais Royal in Paris, France. The company was owned...
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birth of Princess Henrietta in 1644. They lived at the Palais-Royal and at the Palais du Louvre. In 1660, after the restoration of the House of Stuart...
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the center of the west wing of the Cour Carrée (Square Court) of the Palais du Louvre. The history of the Caryatides illustrates well the collaborative system...
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theoretical knowledge. The location also allowed him to study in the nearby Palais du Louvre, part of which was then used as an academy of the arts. He learned...
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Marie de' Medici, and was named after her parents. She was born at the Palais du Louvre on 25 November 1609, but some historians give her a birthdate of 26...
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