Palais du Louvre

Place du Louvre	Colonnade of the eastern façade of the Louvre	Louvre Colonnade, ordered by Louis XIV in 1662	The Colonnade closing off the eastern end of the Cour Carrée was completed under Louis XIV
Triangular pediment and sculpted tympanum of the Louvre Colonnade	Bas-relief sculpture over the eastern entrance to the Louvre	Eastern entrance to the Louvre	Quai François Mitterrand runs along the Seine past the Louvre
Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion-17th C) and the Cour Carrée	Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre	Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Sully Pavilion) built in 1640 under Louis XIII	Cour Carrée
Caryatids and triple pediment of the Clock Pavilion	Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre (Clock or Sully Pavilion)	Pavilion de l'Horloge du Louvre	Façade detail of the Sully Pavilion from the Cour Carrée
Round window on the façade of the Sully Pavilion	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée	Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée	Rooftop sculpture	Napoleon's monogram	Denon Wing of the Louvre
Cardinal Richelieu, Denon Wing	A young equestrian Louis XIV	Louis XIV	Entrance to the Pyramid
Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid	Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid	Richelieu Wing seen through the Pyramid	Hall Napoléon under the Pyramid
The Pyramid and the Richelieu Wing	Denon Wing	Exterior sculpture from an upper floor window	Apartments of Napoléon III
Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III
Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III	Apartments of Napoléon III
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel	Cour Napoléon	Cour Lefuel	The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing
The Pyramid and Richelieu Wing	Ceiling of Gallery 76, the main dome of the Denon Wing	Rotunda of Apollo - Fall of Icarus, 1819, Merry-Joseph Blondel	Ceiling of the Rotunda of Apollo, Louvre
Detail of the Fall of Icarus, Louis XIV's Rotunda	Detail of the ceiling of the Rotunda which served as Louis XIV's Audience Chamber	Detail of the ceiling of the Rotunda which served as Louis XIV's Audience Chamber	Galerie D'Apollon - Apollo Gallery, recently reopened after restoration
Rotunda of Apollo - Galerie D'Apollon Entrance	Galerie D'Apollon, Louvre	Galerie D'Apollon- Le Triomphe de la Terre ou Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoît Guichard	Galerie D'Apollon
Galerie D'Apollon - Les Captifs d’Amerique	Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun	Galerie D'Apollon- La Nuit ou Diane, Charles Le Brun	Galerie D'Apollon- L’Hiver, ou Éole déchaînant les vents qui couvrent les montagnes de neige, 1775, Jean-Jacque Lagrenée
Galerie D'Apollon, Le Soir ou Morphée, Charles Le Brun	Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon	Louis XIV, Galerie D'Apollon	Henri IV, Galerie D'Apollon
François I, Galerie D'Apollon	Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun	Galerie D'Apollon - Stucco work with Louis XIV arms	Galerie D'Apollon - Apollon terrassant le serpent Python, Eugène Delacroix
Galerie D'Apollon, Le Triomphe de Cybèle, 1850, Joseph-Benoit Guichard	Galerie D'Apollon - Le Triomphe de Neptune et d’Amphitrite, Charles Le Brun	Galerie D'Apollon- L'Aurore, 1850, Charles-Louis Muller	Galerie D'Apollon
Galerie D'Apollon	Galerie D'Apollon- L'Étoile du matin ou Castor, 1781, Antoine Renou	French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon- Crown of Louis XV	French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon
French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon	French crown jewels, Galerie D'Apollon - Crown of Louis XV	Round ceiling painting	Fireplace in Gallery 17 of the ground floor of Sully
Salon of the 7 Chimneys with 19th C. stuccos	Salle des Verres, former study of Louis XIV, Finding of the Venus de Milo, 1821, Jean-Baptiste Mausaisse	Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing	Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing
Ceiling of galleries in the Denon Wing	The Queen's Court, 1663, is currently undergoing renovation	Celebrating painters Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorraine	Denon
Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3	Denon 1st Floor Gallery 3	View from the Denon Wing to the Richelieu Wing	Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel
The Grand Gallery	The Grand Gallery	The Grand Gallery	Clock pavilion
Louvre exterior with caryatids and a triangular pediment	Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid	Richelieu Wing	South pediment of Sully
Pontiatowski on the north side of Richelieu	Max at the Louvre Pyramid	Line to get into the Louvre	Skip the line with a pre-booked time slot...seemed to work, sorta
Louvre from inside the Pyramid	Louvre from inside the Pyramid	Inverted Pyramid in Galeries du Carrousel underground gallery	History of the Louvre exhibition on the Lower Ground Floor
Early print of the Louvre	The Medieval Louvre	Excavations of the Medieval Louvre below the Sully Pavilion	The Medieval Louvre
Donjon (Keep) of the Medieval Louvre built by Philippe Auguste (1180-1223)	The Medieval Louvre	Architectural detail within the Egyptian galleries	French coat of arms in Sully 1st Floor Gallery 24
1st Salle du musée Charles X, Homer Deified, 1826, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres	Minor ceiling painting in the Musée Charles X	2nd Salle Charles X, Vesuvius receives from Jupiter the fire that will consume Herculanum and Pompeii, 1826 Franz Josef Heim	3rd Salle du musée Charles X, Les Nymphes de Parthénope emportant leurs pénates sur les bords de la Seine, 1826, Charles Meynier
Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber	Detail of the ceiling of the 3rd Charles X Chamber	4th Salle, Cybele protecting the cities of Stabies, Herculanum, Pompeii and Resina against Vesuvius, 1826 François-Edouard Picot	Salle des Colonnes (5th) - Chamber of Columns, 1812
Salles des Colonnes, Time elevates Truth towards the Throne of Wisdom, 1824, Antoine-Jean Gros	Salles des Colonnes, Mars listening to Moderation, 1824, Antoine-Jean Gros	6th Salle du musée Charles X, L'Etude et le Génie dévoilent l'antique Egypte à la Grèce, 1826, François-Edouard Picot	Detail of the 6th Salle ceiling
Detail of the 6th Chamber	7th Salle du musée Charles X, Egypt saved by Joseph, 1926, Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol	8th Salle, Pope Julius II orders work on the Vatican surrounded by Bramante, Michelangelo and Raphael, 1826, Horace Vernet	9th Salle du musée Charles X, The Spirit of France animates the Arts protecting Humanity, 1830-33, Antoine-Jean Gros
Detail of Arts Protecting Humanity in the 9th Chamber	Ceiling of the 8th Salle de la Galerie Campana, Louis XII Proclaimed Father of the People, Michel-Martin Drölling, 1828-33	Ceiling of the 9th Salle de la Galerie Campana, Expedition to Egypt under the orders of Bonaparte, by Léon Cogniet in 1828	Detail of Expedition to Egypt in Gallery 44, Sully 1st Floor
Cour Napoléon and the Pyramid	Cour Carrée	Gallery 32 of Sully 2nd Floor housing French 17th C. Painting	Ceiling of the First Salle du Conseil d'Etat, France Victorious at Bouvines, 1828, Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781-1753)
Ceiling of the Third Salle du Conseil d'Etat, The Law Descending to Earth, 1827, Michel-Martin Drölling (1786-1851)	Detail of Mercury, Third Chamber of the Council of State	Ceiling of the 4th Salle du Conseil d'Etat, Divine Wisdom Giving the Laws to Kings and Legislators, 1827 Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse	Detail of the 4th Chamber of the Council of State
Detail of the 4th Chamber	Ceiling of Gallery 34 of the Sully Pavilion	Detail of Gallery 34	Detail of Gallery 34
View of the Cour de Khorsabad's Mesopotamian collection	Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture	Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture	Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture
Cour Puget, in the Richelieu Wing housing French sculpture	Tapistry of an elephant entitled Asia, 1844, Charles-Hean Sallandrouze de Lamornaix	Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572	Helmet (Morion) of King Charles IX, 1572
Shield (Bouclier) of King Charles IX, 1572	Robes of the Order of the Holy Spirit, ca 1585	'Rustic' tray attributed to Bernard Palissy, ca 1565	Large glass drinking vessel with German coats-of-arms
Ceremonial (consecration) sword called "Charlemagne" 10-12th C.	Funeral mask, Limoges, 13th C.	Scepter of Charles V, 1364-1380	Jason and the Dragon, Augsburg, 16th C.
Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C.	Laocoon on a shield, Italian, 16th C.	Stained glass windows from Sèvres, 1834-38	Detail of the window showing the "inventions, discoveries and works that signaled the Renaissance 1450-1550
French armor, ca 1590-1600	Armor of Henri II (1519-1559)	Detail of the armor of Henri II	The victorious emperor returning peace and abundance, Francesco Belloni, 1810
Combat of Charles Martel and Abderame, King of the Sarrasins, 1833, Nicolas-Germain Charpentier	Cast iron statuettes from F. Vollgold in Berlin, 1840	Ornamental mantle clock	Carpet from the Napoleonic era
Tapestry, Louvre Palace	Detail of exterior decoration on the Louvre Palace under Louis XIV	Eros with the Greek Pantheon, Louvre Palace Cour Carrée, North Wing	Monogram of King Henri II with bound prisoners, Lescot Wing, 1546-1551
Monogram of Napoléon, Louvre Palace	Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Codex Justiniani	Louvre Ceiling Fresco - Apollo's Victory Over Pan	Sculpture on the façade of the Louvre Palace
Stucco cupids in the interior of the Louvre	Louvre Pyramid and courtyard from the Café Mollien	Louvre Ceiling - Father Time, Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse	Decorative Arts - Plaque with Ivory Centaurs
Zeux Riding an Eagle with Two Titans	Ivory Christ on the Cross	Louvre Pyramid	Staircase in the Louvre
Louis XIV with the traits of Marcus Curtius, Louvre Cour Napoléon	Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel	Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel	Emperor Napoléon III Pavillon de la trémoille, Louvre
Musée du Louvre at night	Galerie d'Apollon, Louvre	Cour Napoléon and the Louvre Pyramid at night	Louvre Pyramid at night
Sculpture group at the end of the north wing of the Louvre, Ave. du Général Lemonnier