Pyramide du Louvre (Est 1989) - Le Louvre (Paris/FR)
Pyramide du Louvre - the Louvre Pyramid (Est. 1989), architect I.M. Pei). The main entrance to the Louvre Museum in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre). Constructed entirely with glass segments and metal poles, height 21.6 metres (71 ft), sides of 34 metres (112 ft), base surface area of 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments, 673 panes total. It has become a landmark of the city of Paris
Photo: Pyramide du Louvre (Est 1989) - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture - #museum #monument / #ArchitecturePhotography at #CourNapoleon #LeLouvre in #Paris, #IledeFrance - #France
Musee du Louvre (museum opened on August 10, 1793), photo May 2016 after 223 years since 1793 in history.
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Paris: Le Louvre - Architecture Photography
The Musée du Louvre, it's the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited. In 2018, the Louvre was the world's most visited art museum.
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as the Louvre castle in the late 12th to 13th century and in 1546 converted by Francis I into the main residence of the French Kings. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV used it to display the royal collection. During the French Revolutionit was decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces. The museum opened on 10 August 1793.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre.
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Pyramide du Louvre (Est 1989) - Le Louvre (Paris/FR)
Pyramide du Louvre - the Louvre Pyramid (Est. 1989), architect I.M. Pei). The main entrance to the Louvre Museum in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre). Constructed entirely with glass segments and metal poles, height 21.6 metres (71 ft), sides of 34 metres (112 ft), base surface area of 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments, 673 panes total. It has become a landmark of the city of Paris
Photo: Pyramide du Louvre (Est 1989) - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture - #museum #monument / #ArchitecturePhotography at #CourNapoleon #LeLouvre in #Paris, #IledeFrance - #France
Musee du Louvre (museum opened on August 10, 1793), photo May 2016 after 223 years since 1793 in history.
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Paris: Le Louvre - Architecture Photography
The Musée du Louvre, it's the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited. In 2018, the Louvre was the world's most visited art museum.
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as the Louvre castle in the late 12th to 13th century and in 1546 converted by Francis I into the main residence of the French Kings. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV used it to display the royal collection. During the French Revolutionit was decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces. The museum opened on 10 August 1793.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre.
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