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| Colonnade east wing of Louvre Palace (1668-72) built under Louis XIV. Paris, France. Architect: Claude Perrault, François Le Vau, & François d'Orbay. | Central entrance section with double columns of Colonnade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Bust of Louis XIV with Minerva, Muses & Victory pediment relief (1809) by François-Lemot on Colonnade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Victory distributing Crowns relief (1807) by Pierrer Cartellier on Colonnade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. |
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| Panorama of Perrault's Colonnade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Passageway from Colonnade exterior to square courtyard (cour carrée) at Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Facade of Colonnade which faces inward to square courtyard (cour carrée) of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Lescot wing (1552-3) built under François I facing square courtyard (cour carrée) of Louvre Palace seen from above. Paris, France. Architect: Pierre Lescot. |
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| Detail of tower over Lescot wing of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Lescot wing (1552-3) built under François I facing square courtyard (cour carrée) of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Lescot wing of Louvre Palace with pyramid seen through arch. Paris, France. | Detail of tower over Lescot wing of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. |
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| Carving details of Lescot wing of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France. | Highrises of La Defense, Arc de Triomphe du carrousel & Pyramid of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Steelwork details of Louvre glass Pyramid & smaller companion pyramid. Paris, France. |
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| Louvre Pyramid (1989). Paris, France. Architect: I.M. Pei. | Washing the windows of Louvre Pyramid. Paris, France. | Spiral staircase which leads from pyramid entrance to lower floor at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Spiral staircase which leads from pyramid entrance to lower floor at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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| View out from glass pyramid at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Inverted pyramid projecting into shopping mall at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Louvre Pyramid & Richelieu Pavilion of Louvre Palace & Museum. Paris, France. | Architectural details of Richelieu Pavilion of Louvre Palace & Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Architectural details of Colbert Pavilion of Louvre Palace & Museum. Paris, France. | Architectural details of Richelieu Pavilion of Louvre Palace & Museum. Paris, France. | Courtyard with glass pyramid formed by Denon & Richelieu Pavilions at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Denon Pavilion of Louvre Palace & Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Flore Pavilion of Louvre Palace with Musée d'Orsay beyond. Paris, France. | Statues of French notable historic persons on facade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Statues of Voltaire & Bossuet on facade of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Baroque painted ceiling in apartments of Anne of Austria at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Typical Baroque ceiling at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Example of Baroque ceiling at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Classically themed ceiling at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Classical barrel-shaped ceiling at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Grand gallery of historic paintings at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Ancient fortified walls excavated under Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Stone blocks of round towers found under Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Original moat on display under Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Footbridge over River Seine which leads to Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Flore Pavilion of Louvre Palace with Montparnasse beyond. Paris, France. | Tuileries gardens with Les Invalides & Eiffel Tower beyond flanked by sculpted cherub of Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Tuileries gardens with Eiffel Tower beyond. Paris, France. |
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| Tuileries gardens bordered by rue de Rivoli with highrises of La Defense beyond seen from Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Arcades of rue de Rivoli with highrises of La Defense beyond seen from Louvre Palace. Paris, France. | Panorama of Tuileries gardens & Flore Pavilion of Louvre Palace before Les Invalides & Eiffel Tower. Paris, France. | Decorative Arts Museum in Marsan Pavilion of Louvre Palace with rue de Rivoli beyond. Paris, France. |
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| Marsan Pavilion of Louvre Palace, home of Decorative Arts Museum. Paris, France. |
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