Le Louvre

Fortress/Palace/Museum

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Creators

• Philip II Augustus built the original Louvre in the late 1100’s

• Later enlarged and renovated by Charles V -1300’s

• Many others

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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.

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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.

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Located in the 1st

arrondissementon le rive droit.

Location

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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.

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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

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