Rita Crane Photography: A Winter's Day at the Louvre, Paris
(Click on the photo to better see the details.) A glimpse of Paris .... an afternoon at the Louvre. Imagine that this entire area was filled for centuries with medieval houses until the urban renewal project of Haussman, under Louis Napoleon, had them demolished to create an open space. Wonderful history and excellent images that show how this monumental building developed over the centuries, from a fortress to a palace to a museum: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Palace
Rita Crane Photography: A Winter's Day at the Louvre, Paris
(Click on the photo to better see the details.) A glimpse of Paris .... an afternoon at the Louvre. Imagine that this entire area was filled for centuries with medieval houses until the urban renewal project of Haussman, under Louis Napoleon, had them demolished to create an open space. Wonderful history and excellent images that show how this monumental building developed over the centuries, from a fortress to a palace to a museum: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Palace