 Place du Louvre |
 Colonnade of the eastern façade of the Louvre |
 Louvre Colonnade, ordered by Louis XIV in 1662 |
 The Colonnade closing off the eastern end of the Cour Carrée was completed under Louis XIV |
 Triangular pediment and sculpted tympanum of the Louvre Colonnade |
 Bas-relief sculpture over the eastern entrance to the Louvre |
 Eastern entrance to the Louvre |
 Quai François Mitterrand runs along the Seine past the Louvre |
 Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion-17th C) and the Cour Carrée |
 Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre |
 Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion) built in 1640 under Louis XIII |
 Cour Carrée |
 Caryatids and triple pediment of the Clock Pavilion |
 Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Clock or Sully Pavilion) |
 Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre |
 Façade detail of the Sully Pavilion from the Cour Carrée |
 Round window on the façade of the Sully Pavilion |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Cour Carrée |
 Rooftop sculpture |
 Napoleon's monogram |
 Denon Wing of the Louvre |
 Cardinal Richelieu, Denon Wing |
 A young equestrian Louis XIV |
 Louis XIV |
 Entrance to the Pyramid |
 Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
 Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
 Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
 Hall Napoléon under the Pyramid |
 The Pyramid and the Richelieu Wing |
 Denon Wing |
 Exterior sculpture from an upper floor window |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Apartments of Napoléon III |
 Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel |
 Cour Napoléon |
 Cour Lefuel |
 The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing |
 The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing |
 Ceiling of Gallery 76, the main dome of the Denon Wing |
 Ceiling of the Rotunda outside the Galerie d'Apollon |
 Detail of the Fall of Icarus, Louis XIV's Rotunda |
 Detail of the ceiling of the Rotunda which served as Louis XIV's Audience Chamber |
 Detail of the ceiling of the Rotunda which served as Louis XIV's Audience Chamber |
 Galerie D'Apollon - Apollo Gallery, recently reopened after restauration |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon |
 François I, Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon - Apollo defeating the snake Python |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 Galerie D'Apollon |
 French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon |
 French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon |
 Round ceiling painting |
 Fireplace in Gallery 17 of the ground floor of Sully |
 Salon of the 7 Chimneys with 19th C. stuccos |
 Salle des Verres, former study of Louis XIV, Finding of the Venus de Milo, 1821, Jean-Baptiste Mausaisse |
 Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
 Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
 Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
 The Queen's Court, 1663, is currently undergoing renovation |
 Celebrating painters Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorraine |
 Denon |
 Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3 |
 Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3 |
 View from the Denon Wing to the Richelieu Wing |
 Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel |
 The Grand Gallery |
 The Grand Gallery |
 The Grand Gallery |
 Clock pavilion |
 Louvre exterior with caryatids and a triangular pediment |
 Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid |
 Richelieu Wing |
 South pediment of Sully |
 Pontiatowski on the north side of Richelieu |
 Inverted Pyramid in Galeries du Carrousel underground gallery |
 History of the Louvre exhibition on the Lower Ground Floor |
 Early print of the Louvre |
 The Medieval Louvre |
 Excavations of the Medieval Louvre below the Sully Pavilion |
 The Medieval Louvre |
 Donjon (Keep) of the Medieval Louvre built by Philippe Auguste (1180-1223) |
 Architectural detail within the Egyptian galleries |
 French coat of arms in Sully 1st Floor Gallery 24 |
 1st Salle du musée Charles X, Homer Deified, 1826, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
 Minor ceiling painting in the Musée Charles X |
 2nd Salle Charles X, Vesuvius receives from Jupiter the fire that will consume Herculanum and Pompeii, 1826 Franz Josef Heim |
 3rd Salle du musée Charles X, Les Nymphes de Parthénope emportant leurs pénates sur les bords de la Seine, 1826, Charles Meynier |
 Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber |
 Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber |
 4th Salle, Cybele protecting the cities of Stabies, Herculanum, Pompeii and Resina against Vesuvius, 1826 François-Edouard Picot |
 Salle des Colonnes (5th) - Chamber of Columns, 1812 |
 Salles des Colonnes, Time elevates Truth towards the Throne of Wisdom, 1824, Antoine-Jean Gros |
 Salles des Colonnes, Mars listening to Moderation, 1824, Antoine-Jean Gros |
 6th Salle du musée Charles X, L'Etude et le Génie dévoilent l'antique Egypte à la Grèce, 1826, François-Edouard Picot |
 Detail of the 6th Salle ceiling |
 Detail of the 6th Chamber |
 7th Salle du musée Charles X, Egypt saved by Joseph, 1926, Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol |
 8th Salle, Pope Julius II orders work on the Vatican surrounded by Bramante, Michelangelo and Raphael, 1826, Horace Vernet |
 9th Salle du musée Charles X, The Spirit of France animates the Arts protecting Humanity, 1830-33, Antoine-Jean Gros |
 Detail of Arts Protecting Humanity in the 9th Chamber |
 Ceiling of the 8th Salle de la Galerie Campana, Louis XII Proclaimed Father of the People, Michel-Martin Drölling, 1828-33 |
 Ceiling of the 9th Salle de la Galerie Campana, Expedition to Egypt under the orders of Bonaparte, by Léon Cogniet in 1828 |
 Detail of Expedition to Egypt in Gallery 44, Sully 1st Floor |
 Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid |
 Cour Carrée |
 Gallery 32 of Sully 2nd Floor housing French 17th C. Painting |
 Ceiling of the First Salle du Conseil d'Etat, France Victorious at Bouvines, 1828, Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781-1753) |
 Ceiling of the Third Salle du Conseil d'Etat, The Law Descending to Earth, 1827, Michel-Martin Drölling (1786-1851) |
 Detail of Mercury, Third Chamber of the Council of State |
 Ceiling of the 4th Salle du Conseil d'Etat, Divine Wisdom Giving the Laws to Kings and Legislators, 1827 Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse |
 Detail of the 4th Chamber of the Council of State |
 Detail of the 4th Chamber |
 Ceiling of Gallery 34 of the Sully Pavilion |
 Detail of Gallery 34 |
 Detail of Gallery 34 |
 View of the Cour de Khorsabad's Mesopotamian collection |
 Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
 Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
 Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
 Tapistry of an elephant entitled Asia, 1844, Charles-Hean Sallandrouze de Lamornaix |
 Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572 |
 Shield (Bouclier) of King Charles IX, 1572 |
 Robes of the Order of the Holy Spirit, ca 1585 |
 'Rustic' tray attributed to Bernard Palissy, ca 1565 |
 Large glass drinking vessel with German coats-of-arms |
 Ceremonial (consecration) sword called "Charlemagne" 10-12th C. |
 Funeral mask, Limoges, 13th C. |
 Scepter of Charles V, 1364-1380 |
 Jason and the Dragon, Augsburg, 16th C. |
 Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C. |
 Stained glass windows from Sèvres, 1834-38 |
 Detail of the window showing the "inventions, discoveries and works that signaled the Renaissance 1450-1550 |
 French armor, ca 1590-1600 |
 Armor of Henri II (1519-1559) |
 Detail of the armor of Henri II |
 The victorious emperor returning peace and abundance, Francesco Belloni, 1810 |
 Combat of Charles Martel and Abderame, King of the Sarrasins, 1833, Nicolas-Germain Charpentier |
 Cast iron statuettes from F. Vollgold in Berlin, 1840 |
 Ornamental mantle clock |
 Carpet from the Napoleonic era |
 Tapestry |