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Paris by night.
Quartier des invalides à l’arrière-plan la Tour Eiffel.
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Architect leoh Ming Pei designed the glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre.
Fun fact: The glass panes of the pyramids are made up of diamonds and triangles. This mixture creates the triangular form in irregular proportions, which creates the appearance of cut jewels.
« The year 1981 and the election of François Mitterand as President of the Republic brought with them many unexpected developments for the Louvre. It heralded the beginning of the Grand Louvre with the annexation of the Richelieu wing, which up until them had been used by the offices of the Finance Ministry. Ieoh Ming Pei was appointed in 1983 to develop a new grand entrance to accommodate the growing number of visitors and to reorganize the museum’s interior. It was he who designed the pyramid, the entrance of which opened in March 1989, symbolically the bicentenary year of the French Revolution.
With the pyramid, the Louvre Museum took on a new dimension, becoming a national and international reference. Yet it was a project that sparked hatred from the general public. François Mitterrand was even suspected of playing a pharaoh by announcing its construction by the Chinese-American architect without organizing a competition, despite his glowing resume as the brain behind a new wing for the Washington National Gallery of Art.
Nowadays, the pyramid is loved by visitors and Parisians alike. It fits perfectly with the palace and has even become a tourist attraction in its own right. The work also involved renovation of the facades and gave the Louvre a real facelift. It is not unusual to see passers-by taking photos in front of the pyramid. More than just an entrance in the palace courtyard, the great pyramid has become a symbol of the Louvre. »
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The Louvre
On the Right Bank, just north of the western tip of the Île de la Cité, stands the Louvre, one of the world’s largest palaces. Though it was completed only in 1852, it originated in the Middle Ages. Vikings camped on the site during their unsuccessful siege of Paris in 885, and in about 1200 King Philip II had a square crusader’s castle built on the same site, just outside the new city wall, to buttress the western defenses. Over the following centuries many additions and renovations were made, and from the castle grew the present-day palace.
Since 1973, this former residence of the Kings of France has been one of the richest museums in Paris and has become the most visited museum in the world with a stifling average of 50 visitors per minute. A major work of art on display -- at least outside -- is the glass pyramid located at the museum’s entrance, and its main attraction is the Mona Lisa who is admired by more than 20,000 people a day. Spread out over 18 acres worth of exhibition space on 99 acres of land right in the heart of Paris, the Louvre is an exceptional site that now has sister museums in Lens and Abu Dhabi.
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El dia de las madres en cuba. Las familias salen de paseo como regalo a ese dia que comparten aun sin tener recursos.
This is a remote but beautiful staircase in the Musée du Louvre. Probably made even more remote because of a modern escalator close by. These were once the stairs to the apartment of Napoleon III. Actually they still are but Napoleon III is no longer in residence.
The staircase runs from a permanently closed door in the Richelieu Passage that you can peak through and think about what once was. Then up to the Sculptures Department and up some more to the Decorative Arts Department on the first floor. The stairs end between the galleries devoted to the paintings of the Northern Europe and a passage to the preserved Apartments of Napoleon III. In this view you can see that Richelieu Passage doorway then it’s four flights up to the top.
There is so much architectural history and so many grand staircases in the Louvre that I can't find out much more than the fact that these stairs were designed by Hector Lefuel. I did find out that it was built between 1852 and 1858 in the north wing or the Nouveau Louvre. Designed as a proper approach to the first elected President of France and completed just after that President decided to appoint himself Emperor of the French.
The staircase was designed for the "New Louvre" because there was an older wing and the original staircase called "escalier de bibliothèque" went up to the imperial library until it was burned down in a revolt. Years before the destruction of the library both Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson must have been frequent visitors. After the new construction French citizens must have looked up those stairs and then the message was clear, someone very important is up there.
Louvre Pyramid
Pyramide du Louvre
An artistic structure in the concourse of the Louve Museum (taken from inside the museum.)
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris.
The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.
Completed in 1989, it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.
www.pariscityvision.com/en/paris/museums/louvre-museum/th...
This is a remote but beautiful staircase in the Musée du Louvre. Probably made even more remote because of a modern escalator close by. These were once the stairs to the apartment of Napoleon III. Actually they still are but Napoleon III is no longer in residence.
The staircase runs from a permanently closed door in the Richelieu Passage that you can peak through and think about what once was. Then up to the Sculptures Department and up some more to the Decorative Arts Department on the first floor. The stairs end between the galleries devoted to the paintings of the Northern Europe and a passage to the preserved Apartments of Napoleon III. In this view the doorway is the decorative arts department and the sculpture court is just below.
There is so much architectural history and so many grand staircases in the Louvre that I can't find out much more than the fact that these stairs were designed by Hector Lefuel. I did find out that it was built between 1852 and 1858 in the north wing or the Nouveau Louvre. Designed as a proper approach to the first elected President of France and completed just after that President decided to appoint himself Emperor of the French.
The staircase was designed for the "New Louvre" because there was an older wing and the original staircase called "escalier de bibliothèque" went up to the imperial library until it was burned down in a revolt. Years before the destruction of the library both Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson must have been frequent visitors. After the new construction French citizens must have looked up those stairs and then the message was clear, someone very important is up there.
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