An ornate ceiling rises above one of the rooms in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The museum building
was originally constructed as a fortress in the late 12th to 13th century. After the fortress lost its defensive function
it was converted in 1546 into the main residence of the French Kings. During the late 1700s the building was decreed
to be used as a museum. More photos from France are in my Cities, places gallery.