![Place du Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158516.parisaug051182.JPG) Place du Louvre |
![Colonnade of the eastern façade of the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157243.parisaug05086.JPG) Colonnade of the eastern façade of the Louvre |
![Louvre Colonnade, ordered by Louis XIV in 1662](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157245.parisaug05088.JPG) Louvre Colonnade, ordered by Louis XIV in 1662 |
![The Colonnade closing off the eastern end of the Cour Carrée was completed under Louis XIV](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157246.parisaug05089.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157247.parisaug05092.JPG) Triangular pediment and sculpted tympanum of the Louvre Colonnade |
![Bas-relief sculpture over the eastern entrance to the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157248.parisaug05095.JPG) Bas-relief sculpture over the eastern entrance to the Louvre |
![Eastern entrance to the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157249.parisaug05098.JPG) Eastern entrance to the Louvre |
![Quai François Mitterrand runs along the Seine past the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157244.parisaug05087.JPG) Quai François Mitterrand runs along the Seine past the Louvre |
![Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion-17th C) and the Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157250.parisaug05102.JPG) Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion-17th C) and the Cour Carrée |
![Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157252.parisaug05103.JPG) Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre |
![Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion) built in 1640 under Louis XIII](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157258.parisaug05110.JPG) Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion) built in 1640 under Louis XIII |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157259.parisaug05112.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Caryatids and triple pediment of the Clock Pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157262.parisaug05115.JPG) Caryatids and triple pediment of the Clock Pavilion |
![Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Clock or Sully Pavilion)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157263.parisaug05116.JPG) Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Clock or Sully Pavilion) |
![Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157277.parisaug05137.JPG) Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre |
![Façade detail of the Sully Pavilion from the Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157269.parisaug05128.JPG) Façade detail of the Sully Pavilion from the Cour Carrée |
![Round window on the façade of the Sully Pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157270.parisaug05130.JPG) Round window on the façade of the Sully Pavilion |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157253.parisaug05104.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157254.parisaug05105.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157255.parisaug05107.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157256.parisaug05108.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157257.parisaug05109.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157260.parisaug05113.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157261.parisaug05114.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157264.parisaug05118.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157265.parisaug05120.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157266.parisaug05121.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157267.parisaug05124.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157268.parisaug05125.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157271.parisaug05131.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157273.parisaug05134.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157272.parisaug05133.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157275.parisaug05135.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157276.parisaug05136.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157278.parisaug05139.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157279.parisaug05141.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157280.parisaug05142.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Rooftop sculpture](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157281.parisaug05144.JPG) Rooftop sculpture |
![Napoleon's monogram](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157282.parisaug05146.JPG) Napoleon's monogram |
![Denon Wing of the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157284.parisaug05150.JPG) Denon Wing of the Louvre |
![Cardinal Richelieu, Denon Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157283.parisaug05149.JPG) Cardinal Richelieu, Denon Wing |
![A young equestrian Louis XIV](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157286.parisaug05153.JPG) A young equestrian Louis XIV |
![Louis XIV](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157285.parisaug05151.JPG) Louis XIV |
![Entrance to the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158511.parisaug051141.JPG) Entrance to the Pyramid |
![Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157287.parisaug05155.JPG) Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
![Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157959.parisaug051138.JPG) Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
![Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157960.parisaug051140.JPG) Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid |
![Hall Napoléon under the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157958.parisaug051137.JPG) Hall Napoléon under the Pyramid |
![The Pyramid and the Richelieu Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157946.parisaug051037.JPG) The Pyramid and the Richelieu Wing |
![Denon Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157289.parisaug05379.JPG) Denon Wing |
![Exterior sculpture from an upper floor window](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157939.parisaug051026.JPG) Exterior sculpture from an upper floor window |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157290.parisaug05394.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157291.parisaug05397.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157292.parisaug05401.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157293.parisaug05402.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157294.parisaug05403.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157295.parisaug05406.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157961.parisaug05407.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157962.parisaug05409.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Apartments of Napoléon III](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157963.parisaug05412.JPG) Apartments of Napoléon III |
![Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157964.parisaug05419.JPG) Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel |
![Cour Napoléon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157965.parisaug05533.JPG) Cour Napoléon |
![Cour Lefuel](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157966.parisaug05682.JPG) Cour Lefuel |
![The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157968.parisaug05721.JPG) The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing |
![The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157969.parisaug05795.JPG) The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing |
![Ceiling of Gallery 76, the main dome of the Denon Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157967.parisaug05712.JPG) Ceiling of Gallery 76, the main dome of the Denon Wing |
![Rotunda of Apollo - Fall of Icarus, 1819, Merry-Joseph Blondel](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707145.A1xtFMGA.ParisSep170852.jpg) Rotunda of Apollo - Fall of Icarus, 1819, Merry-Joseph Blondel |
![Ceiling of the Rotunda of Apollo, Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157971.parisaug05799.JPG) Ceiling of the Rotunda of Apollo, Louvre |
![Detail of the Fall of Icarus, Louis XIV's Rotunda](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157973.parisaug05801.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157972.parisaug05800.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157970.parisaug05796.JPG) Detail of the ceiling of the Rotunda which served as Louis XIV's Audience Chamber |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Apollo Gallery, recently reopened after restoration](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157991.parisaug05827.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon - Apollo Gallery, recently reopened after restoration |
![Rotunda of Apollo - Galerie D'Apollon Entrance](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707146.WJW7l2Ae.ParisSep170853.jpg) Rotunda of Apollo - Galerie D'Apollon Entrance |
![Galerie D'Apollon, Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157974.parisaug05803.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon, Louvre |
![Galerie D'Apollon- Le Triomphe de la Terre ou Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoît Guichard](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157975.parisaug05804.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon- Le Triomphe de la Terre ou Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoît Guichard |
![Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157976.parisaug05805.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Les Captifs d’Amerique](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157977.parisaug05806.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon - Les Captifs d’Amerique |
![Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707147.FpQJ5Qad.ParisSep170854.jpg) Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun |
![Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157978.parisaug05808.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun |
![Galerie D'Apollon- L’Hiver, ou Éole déchaînant les vents qui couvrent les montagnes de neige, 1775, Jean-Jacque Lagrenée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157979.parisaug05809.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon- L’Hiver, ou Éole déchaînant les vents qui couvrent les montagnes de neige, 1775, Jean-Jacque Lagrenée |
![Galerie D'Apollon, Le Soir ou Morphée, Charles Le Brun](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157980.parisaug05810.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon, Le Soir ou Morphée, Charles Le Brun |
![Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157982.parisaug05811.JPG) Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon |
![Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707148.xHLvWXjD.ParisSep170855.jpg) Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon |
![Henri IV, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707149.J2hPfMrA.ParisSep170856.jpg) Henri IV, Galerie D'Apollon |
![François I, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157983.parisaug05812.JPG) François I, Galerie D'Apollon |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707150.EO60HQMd.ParisSep170857.jpg) Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Stucco work with Louis XIV arms](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707152.Yexcy3pO.ParisSep170860.jpg) Galerie D'Apollon - Stucco work with Louis XIV arms |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Apollon terrassant le serpent Python, Eugène Delacroix](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157984.parisaug05815.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon - Apollon terrassant le serpent Python, Eugène Delacroix |
![Galerie D'Apollon, Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoit Guichard](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157985.parisaug05816.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon, Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoit Guichard |
![Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157986.parisaug05819.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun |
![Galerie D'Apollon- L'Aurore, 1850, Charles-Louis Muller](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157987.parisaug05820.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon- L'Aurore, 1850, Charles-Louis Muller |
![Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157988.parisaug05823.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon |
![Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157989.parisaug05825.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon |
![Galerie D'Apollon- L'Étoile du matin ou Castor, 1781, Antoine Renou](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157990.parisaug05826.JPG) Galerie D'Apollon- L'Étoile du matin ou Castor, 1781, Antoine Renou |
![French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon- Crown of Louis XV](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159497.parisaug05821.JPG) French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon- Crown of Louis XV |
![French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159498.parisaug05824.JPG) French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon |
![French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707153.vD2Y4T69.ParisSep170861.jpg) French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon |
![French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon - Crown of Louis XV](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707151.CMUpBBh7.ParisSep170859.jpg) French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon - Crown of Louis XV |
![Round ceiling painting](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157992.parisaug05851.JPG) Round ceiling painting |
![Fireplace in Gallery 17 of the ground floor of Sully](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157994.parisaug05965.JPG) Fireplace in Gallery 17 of the ground floor of Sully |
![Salon of the 7 Chimneys with 19th C. stuccos](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157941.parisaug051028.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157942.parisaug051032.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157943.parisaug051033.JPG) Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
![Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157945.parisaug051034.JPG) Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
![Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157947.parisaug051038.JPG) Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing |
![The Queen's Court, 1663, is currently undergoing renovation](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157948.parisaug051039.JPG) The Queen's Court, 1663, is currently undergoing renovation |
![Celebrating painters Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorraine](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157949.parisaug051045.JPG) Celebrating painters Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorraine |
![Denon](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157950.parisaug051046.JPG) Denon |
![Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157951.parisaug051054.JPG) Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3 |
![Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157952.parisaug051055.JPG) Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3 |
![View from the Denon Wing to the Richelieu Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157954.parisaug051091.JPG) View from the Denon Wing to the Richelieu Wing |
![Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157955.parisaug051092.JPG) Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel |
![The Grand Gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157953.parisaug051068.JPG) The Grand Gallery |
![The Grand Gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157956.parisaug051129.JPG) The Grand Gallery |
![The Grand Gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157957.parisaug051130.JPG) The Grand Gallery |
![Clock pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157993.parisaug05897.JPG) Clock pavilion |
![Louvre exterior with caryatids and a triangular pediment](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158512.parisaug051142.JPG) Louvre exterior with caryatids and a triangular pediment |
![Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158513.parisaug051145.JPG) Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid |
![Richelieu Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158514.parisaug051158.JPG) Richelieu Wing |
![South pediment of Sully](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158515.parisaug051172.JPG) South pediment of Sully |
![Pontiatowski on the north side of Richelieu](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158517.parisaug051380.JPG) Pontiatowski on the north side of Richelieu |
![Max at the Louvre Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707131.DL0tQgir.ParisSep170497.jpg) Max at the Louvre Pyramid |
![Line to get into the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707132.Wh6jfC0r.ParisSep170498.jpg) Line to get into the Louvre |
![Skip the line with a pre-booked time slot...seemed to work, sorta](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707135.DIK5NIBB.ParisSep170502.jpg) Skip the line with a pre-booked time slot...seemed to work, sorta |
![Louvre from inside the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707136.w2GwsH5F.ParisSep170504.jpg) Louvre from inside the Pyramid |
![Louvre from inside the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707137.TJqTePtg.ParisSep170507.jpg) Louvre from inside the Pyramid |
![Inverted Pyramid in Galeries du Carrousel underground gallery](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158518.parisaug051381.JPG) Inverted Pyramid in Galeries du Carrousel underground gallery |
![History of the Louvre exhibition on the Lower Ground Floor](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158519.parisaug051382.JPG) History of the Louvre exhibition on the Lower Ground Floor |
![Early print of the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158520.parisaug051387.JPG) Early print of the Louvre |
![The Medieval Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158521.parisaug051391.JPG) The Medieval Louvre |
![Excavations of the Medieval Louvre below the Sully Pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158522.parisaug051392.JPG) Excavations of the Medieval Louvre below the Sully Pavilion |
![The Medieval Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158523.parisaug051394.JPG) The Medieval Louvre |
![Donjon (Keep) of the Medieval Louvre built by Philippe Auguste (1180-1223)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158524.parisaug051395.JPG) Donjon (Keep) of the Medieval Louvre built by Philippe Auguste (1180-1223) |
![The Medieval Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707138.WkS27wsQ.ParisSep170659.jpg) The Medieval Louvre |
![Architectural detail within the Egyptian galleries](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158525.parisaug051449.JPG) Architectural detail within the Egyptian galleries |
![French coat of arms in Sully 1st Floor Gallery 24](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158526.parisaug051514.JPG) French coat of arms in Sully 1st Floor Gallery 24 |
![1st Salle du musée Charles X, Homer Deified, 1826, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158543.parisaug051553.JPG) 1st Salle du musée Charles X, Homer Deified, 1826, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
![Minor ceiling painting in the Musée Charles X](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158542.parisaug051551.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158541.parisaug051550.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158538.parisaug051545.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158540.parisaug051547.JPG) Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber |
![Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158539.parisaug051546.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158537.parisaug051543.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158536.parisaug051542.JPG) Salle des Colonnes (5th) - Chamber of Columns, 1812 |
![Salles des Colonnes, Time elevates Truth towards the Throne of Wisdom, 1824, Antoine-Jean Gros](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158535.parisaug051541.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158534.parisaug051538.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158531.parisaug051531.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158532.parisaug051532.JPG) Detail of the 6th Salle ceiling |
![Detail of the 6th Chamber](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158533.parisaug051533.JPG) Detail of the 6th Chamber |
![7th Salle du musée Charles X, Egypt saved by Joseph, 1926, Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158530.parisaug051528.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158529.parisaug051522.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158528.parisaug051521.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158527.parisaug051519.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158544.parisaug051571.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158545.parisaug051575.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158546.parisaug051580.JPG) Detail of Expedition to Egypt in Gallery 44, Sully 1st Floor |
![Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158547.parisaug051622.JPG) Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid |
![Cour Carrée](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158549.parisaug051711.JPG) Cour Carrée |
![Gallery 32 of Sully 2nd Floor housing French 17th C. Painting](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158548.parisaug051681.JPG) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158550.parisaug051746.JPG) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158551.parisaug051749.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158552.parisaug051750.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158553.parisaug051754.JPG) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158554.parisaug051755.JPG) Detail of the 4th Chamber of the Council of State |
![Detail of the 4th Chamber](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158555.parisaug051756.JPG) Detail of the 4th Chamber |
![Ceiling of Gallery 34 of the Sully Pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158556.parisaug051758.JPG) Ceiling of Gallery 34 of the Sully Pavilion |
![Detail of Gallery 34](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158557.parisaug051759.JPG) Detail of Gallery 34 |
![Detail of Gallery 34](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158558.parisaug051760.JPG) Detail of Gallery 34 |
![View of the Cour de Khorsabad's Mesopotamian collection](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158559.parisaug051865.JPG) View of the Cour de Khorsabad's Mesopotamian collection |
![Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158560.parisaug051874.JPG) Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
![Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48158561.parisaug051884.JPG) Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
![Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48157288.parisaug05327.JPG) Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
![Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707160.r68QCVfP.ParisSep170883.jpg) Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture |
![Tapistry of an elephant entitled Asia, 1844, Charles-Hean Sallandrouze de Lamornaix](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159475.parisaug051747.JPG) Tapistry of an elephant entitled Asia, 1844, Charles-Hean Sallandrouze de Lamornaix |
![Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159476.parisaug051761.JPG) Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572 |
![Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707158.Iyzf29fx.ParisSep170875.jpg) Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572 |
![Shield (Bouclier) of King Charles IX, 1572](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159477.parisaug051763.JPG) Shield (Bouclier) of King Charles IX, 1572 |
![Robes of the Order of the Holy Spirit, ca 1585](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159478.parisaug051764.JPG) Robes of the Order of the Holy Spirit, ca 1585 |
!['Rustic' tray attributed to Bernard Palissy, ca 1565](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159479.parisaug051766.JPG) 'Rustic' tray attributed to Bernard Palissy, ca 1565 |
![Large glass drinking vessel with German coats-of-arms](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159480.parisaug051767.JPG) Large glass drinking vessel with German coats-of-arms |
![Ceremonial (consecration) sword called Charlemagne 10-12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159481.parisaug051888.JPG) Ceremonial (consecration) sword called "Charlemagne" 10-12th C. |
![Funeral mask, Limoges, 13th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159482.parisaug051889.JPG) Funeral mask, Limoges, 13th C. |
![Scepter of Charles V, 1364-1380](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159483.parisaug051891.JPG) Scepter of Charles V, 1364-1380 |
![Jason and the Dragon, Augsburg, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159484.parisaug051895.JPG) Jason and the Dragon, Augsburg, 16th C. |
![Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159485.parisaug051898.JPG) Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C. |
![Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707159.W8QHEez6.ParisSep170881.jpg) Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C. |
![Stained glass windows from Sèvres, 1834-38](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159486.parisaug051900.JPG) Stained glass windows from Sèvres, 1834-38 |
![Detail of the window showing the inventions, discoveries and works that signaled the Renaissance 1450-1550](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159487.parisaug051901.JPG) Detail of the window showing the "inventions, discoveries and works that signaled the Renaissance 1450-1550 |
![French armor, ca 1590-1600](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159488.parisaug051904.JPG) French armor, ca 1590-1600 |
![Armor of Henri II (1519-1559)](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159489.parisaug051906.JPG) Armor of Henri II (1519-1559) |
![Detail of the armor of Henri II](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159490.parisaug051907.JPG) Detail of the armor of Henri II |
![The victorious emperor returning peace and abundance, Francesco Belloni, 1810](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159491.parisaug05237.JPG) The victorious emperor returning peace and abundance, Francesco Belloni, 1810 |
![Combat of Charles Martel and Abderame, King of the Sarrasins, 1833, Nicolas-Germain Charpentier](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159492.parisaug05417.JPG) Combat of Charles Martel and Abderame, King of the Sarrasins, 1833, Nicolas-Germain Charpentier |
![Cast iron statuettes from F. Vollgold in Berlin, 1840](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159493.parisaug05421.JPG) Cast iron statuettes from F. Vollgold in Berlin, 1840 |
![Ornamental mantle clock](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159494.parisaug05429.JPG) Ornamental mantle clock |
![Carpet from the Napoleonic era](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159495.parisaug05430.JPG) Carpet from the Napoleonic era |
![Tapestry, Louvre Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48159496.parisaug05431.JPG) Tapestry, Louvre Palace |
![Detail of exterior decoration on the Louvre Palace under Louis XIV](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707127.XP2TCwYu.ParisSep170480.jpg) Detail of exterior decoration on the Louvre Palace under Louis XIV |
![Eros with the Greek Pantheon, Louvre Palace Cour Carrée, North Wing](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707128.xB0ptQ0R.ParisSep170486.jpg) Eros with the Greek Pantheon, Louvre Palace Cour Carrée, North Wing |
![Monogram of King Henri II with bound prisoners, Lescot Wing, 1546-1551](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707129.dxxrygEP.ParisSep170487.jpg) Monogram of King Henri II with bound prisoners, Lescot Wing, 1546-1551 |
![Monogram of Napoléon, Louvre Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707130.TriHkUdE.ParisSep170492.jpg) Monogram of Napoléon, Louvre Palace |
![Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Codex Justiniani](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707139.5ydYI5qH.ParisSep170689.jpg) Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Codex Justiniani |
![Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Apollo's Victory Over Pan](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707141.9D0WQaOX.ParisSep170705.jpg) Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Apollo's Victory Over Pan |
![Sculpture on the façade of the Louvre Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707142.dCtgA6mV.ParisSep170748.jpg) Sculpture on the façade of the Louvre Palace |
![Stucco cupids in the interior of the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707143.NVfirkth.ParisSep170805.jpg) Stucco cupids in the interior of the Louvre |
![Louvre Pyramid and courtyard from the Café Mollien](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707144.kGbtcgrv.ParisSep170844.jpg) Louvre Pyramid and courtyard from the Café Mollien |
![Louvre Ceiling - Father Time, Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707154.2yRBwHkt.ParisSep170863.jpg) Louvre Ceiling - Father Time, Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse |
![Decorative Arts - Plaque with Ivory Centaurs](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707155.rDTJmxoc.ParisSep170864.jpg) Decorative Arts - Plaque with Ivory Centaurs |
![Zeux Riding an Eagle with Two Titans](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707156.qUkwdtYC.ParisSep170871.jpg) Zeux Riding an Eagle with Two Titans |
![Ivory Christ on the Cross](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707157.YGKtOZGY.ParisSep170874.jpg) Ivory Christ on the Cross |
![Louvre Pyramid](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707161.CoFdxUSg.ParisSep170884.jpg) Louvre Pyramid |
![Staircase in the Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707162.cUV8i8b3.ParisSep170906.jpg) Staircase in the Louvre |
![Louis XIV with the traits of Marcus Curtius, Louvre Cour Napoléon](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707133.8wNJsGOA.ParisSep170499.jpg) Louis XIV with the traits of Marcus Curtius, Louvre Cour Napoléon |
![Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707134.MSFhnJHF.ParisSep170501.jpg) Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel |
![Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707163.2eq7dZNj.ParisSep170961.jpg) Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel |
![Emperor Napoléon III Pavillon de la trémoille, Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/o12/93/329493/1/170707164.RY1DzVnW.ParisSep170962.jpg) Emperor Napoléon III Pavillon de la trémoille, Louvre |
![Musée du Louvre at night](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48232634.parisaug051342.JPG) Musée du Louvre at night |
![Galerie d'Apollon, Louvre](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48232637.parisaug051347.JPG) Galerie d'Apollon, Louvre |
![Cour Napoléon and the Louvre Pyramid at night](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48232638.parisaug051350.JPG) Cour Napoléon and the Louvre Pyramid at night |
![Louvre Pyramid at night](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/48232639.parisaug051355.JPG) Louvre Pyramid at night |
![Sculpture group at the end of the north wing of the Louvre, Ave. du Général Lemonnier](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/147455975.uL3l9zcI.ParisOct12010.jpg) Sculpture group at the end of the north wing of the Louvre, Ave. du Général Lemonnier |