The Louvre Palace (French: Palais du Louvre, [palɛ dy luvʁ]), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank...

times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to...

craftsmen who made "tuiles", or roof tiles. Because of its proximity to the Louvre Palace, members of the royal family began buying plots of land there. After...

Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three smaller pyramids. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, allowing...

make way for the expanded Louvre Palace. The medieval complex was generally referred to simply as the Louvre (French: le Louvre), as its modern successor...

The Louvre Colonnade is the easternmost façade of the Palais du Louvre in Paris. It has been celebrated as the foremost masterpiece of French Architectural...

subsequent expansion is the Louvre Palace. As a royal residence, it was much smaller than the current Louvre Museum. The Louvre Palace was abandoned as a royal...

4000111°E / 24.5330000; 54.4000111 The Louvre Abu Dhabi (Arabic: اللوفر أبوظبي, romanized: al-lūfr ʔabū ẓaby; French: Louvre Abou Dabi) is an art museum located...

up Louvre or louvre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Louvre is an art museum in Paris, France, located in the Louvre Palace. Louvre or Louvres may...

king's bedroom in the Louvre Palace, by Francisque Scibecq de Carpi, 1556 Baroque ceiling of the Salle des Saisons in the Louvre Palace, by Giovanni Francesco...