Louvre Museum

To express my admiration for the baroque masterpiece of the Palais Royal in Paris I created this gallery as a subset of my pictures of the French capitol. The former political heart of the French monarchy is now one of the largest museums in the world with almost 60,000 m² of exhibition rooms.

The Louvre Museum is especially impressive by night. The baroque facade is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions. Light and shadows accentuate the exhibits in the interior.

Unfortunately I only have a few pictures of the exhibitions rooms of the Louvre as it is not allowed to use a tripod inside.

The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre was designed in 1989 by Ieog Ming Pei and built on the order of President François Mitterrand. It now serves as the main entrance to the museum.
The youngest part of the Palais-Royal Louvre around the Cour Carrée
Cour Carrée of the Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre. The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Cour Napoleon can be seen through the gates.
Cour Carrée of the Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre.
The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre was designed in 1989 by Ieog Ming Pei and built on the order of President François Mitterrand. It now serves as the main entrance to the museum.
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre was designed in 1989 by Ieog Ming Pei and built on the order of President François Mitterrand. It now serves as the main entrance to the museum.
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Foyer of the Musée du Louvre
Foyer of the Musée du Louvre
Foyer des Musée du Louvre with the spiral staircase
Foyer of the Musée du Louvre
Foyer des Musée du Louvre, view up to the glass pyramid
Foyer des Musée du Louvre. Tunnels lead to each of the three wings of the museum (Denon, Sully, Richelieu).
Model of the mediaeval Louvre. The current palace stands on the foundations of the old castle.
During the renovation of the museum in the late 80s the old foundations of the mediaeval Louvre were dug out. The current palace stands on top of the concrete ceiling.
Greek statue of the Venus de Milo
Greek statue of the Venus de Milo
Art students are drawing sketches of sculptures in the Louvre museum
Sculptures in the Musée du Louvre
At the top of a staircase in the southern wing of the Musée du Louvre you can see the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Picture gallery in the southern wing of the Louvre. This enormous hall spans almost over the whole length of the museum.
View from the southern wing of the Louvre over the Place du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
View from the southern wing of the Louvre over the Place du Carrousel
Picture gallery in the southern wing of the Louvre. This enormous hall spans almost over the whole length of the museum.
The Mona Lisa (Italian: La Gioconda; French: La Joconde), less commonly rendered as the Monna Lisa, is an oil painting on poplar wood by the famous Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. You will find direction signs all over the Louvre showing you the way to the most famous exhibit of the museum. You will find the painting in this hideous room protected by toned bullet-proof glass. It is surprisingly small and I am always thinking why someone would waste his precious time during a visit of this fantastic and elegant museum with the long walk to this room.
Picture gallery in the southern wing of the Louvre
Statues on the roof of the Louvre view down to the Cour Napoleon.
Musée du Louvre
Musée du Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Elegant glass roofs cover the inner courtyards of the southern and northern wing des Louvre
Sculptures in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculptures in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculptures in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Elegant glass roofs cover the inner courtyards of the southern and northern wing des Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculptures in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Sculpture in one of the two glass-roofed courtyards of the northern wing of the Louvre
Musée du Louvre
Staircase in the lobby of the Musée du Louvre. Interesting is the elevator in the middle of the spiral staircase.
View through the glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre
View through the glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre
View through the glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre
The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre was designed in 1989 by Ieog Ming Pei and built on the order of President François Mitterrand. It now serves as the main entrance to the museum.
Musée du Louvre
Park in front on the Musée du Louvre
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent museum.
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent museum.
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent museum.
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent museum.
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent museum.
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent
By night the Musée du Louvre is illuminated by thousands of small lights hidden in niches and protrusions of the baroque facade the magnificent. The large glass pyramid in the middle of the Louvre was designed in 1989 by Ieog Ming Pei and built on the order of President François Mitterrand. It now serves as the main entrance to the museum.
        
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