Louvre
Creator(s)
architect: Francis I's project by Pierre Lescot (French, 1510-1571), architect: Baptiste Androuet Du Cerceau (French, ca. 1544-1590), architect: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, 1550-1614), architect: Louis Métezeau (French, 1559-1615), architect: Louis Le Vau (French, 1612-1670), architect: Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690), architect: East Facade by Claude Perrault (French, 1613-1688), architect: Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, 1713-1780), architect: Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838), architect: Pierre François Fontaine (French, 1762-1853), architect: Pyramid by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (American, 1966-1989)
Time period
creation date: fortress built by Phillip II , 1190, creation date: first phase under P. Lescot, 1546-1578, alteration date: second phase addition of the Grande Galerie, 1595-1610, alteration date: west wing doubled in size, after 1639, alteration date: addition of Cour Carrée, 1661-1663, creation date: East Facade, 1667-1670, other date: building becomes museum , 1793, alteration date: completion of the Cour Carrée, 1801-1810, alteration date: addition of Galerie Napoléon, 1806-1812, creation date: Louvre completed, 1852, creation date: Pei's Pyramid, 1985-1989
Location
Site: Paris (France)
Cultural context
French
Description
aerial view, main entrance to the Louvre Museum with part of the Tuileries Gardens behind the Triomphe du Carrousel, whicth was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year, 5/28/2010
Work type
Museum, Palace
Medium
glass (material)
masonry
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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