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Le Louvre
Fortress/Palace/Museum
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ericsnaps/works/2378584-le-louvre
Creators
• Philip II Augustus built the original Louvre in the late 1100’s
• Later enlarged and renovated by Charles V -1300’s
• Many others
http://madmonarchist.blogspot.com/2011/01/favorite-royal-images-french-augustus.html
Fortress• Philip First built Le Louvre to act
as a fortress of defense against the Normans and the English.
• Original Fortress destroyed The Salle Basse is all that is left of the original louvre
Royal Palace • Converted into a Royal Palace in
the late 13th Century by Charles V
• Many parts of Le Louvre have been destroyed and recreated and other parts added by different in habitants.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpaulda/4458083916/
Museum• 1882 was the year Le Louvre would no longer be known as a royal palace.• Le Louvre is full of culture, not only because of all of the art work within it’s walls,
the architecture reflects different styles of different periods due to the alterations of kings before.
http://the-journey-travel.com/travel-in-europ/travel-in-france/rest-in-france/
Located in the 1st
arrondissementon le rive droit.
Location
http://abcplanet.com/budget-travel-guide/cities/
Art WorkArt work includes• The Mona Lisa (La
Joconde) • Venus de milo
http://www.devoir-de-philosophie.com/dissertation-analyse-tableau-leonard-vinci-joconde-119175.html
The Glass Pyramid• Created by I.M
Pei in 1989• Entrance to Le
Louvre• Had mixed
reviews, some liked it some didn’t. Most people came around and loved it.
http://www.molon.de/galleries/France/Paris/Louvre/img.php?pic=15
Artwork Continued• Winged Victory of
Samothrace
Other Galleries include Egyptian Antiques, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Islamic Art
• Psyche revived by Cupid’s Kiss
Le Louvre. N.d. Photograph. redbubble.com, Paris France.
Philip Augustus. N.d. Photograph. madmonarchist.blogspot.com
Le Louvre as a Fortress. N.d. Photograph. UAB
Le Louvre. N.d. Photograph. Flickr
Loyette, Henry. "History of the Louvre." Louvre. Prosodie, n.d. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.louvre.fr/en/history-louvre>.
. "Le Louvre." Discover France. Grolier, n.d. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Museums-Paris/Louvre.shtml>.
. "Le Louvre." France. aviewoncities, n.d. Web. 16 May 2012.
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