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At
the beginning, Le louvre was built as a defensive tower (1204),
by order of Philippe
Auguste. The upper part was destroyed by order of king François
premier (1546), who wanted to make le Louvre a Rebirth style
castle, for living in (the first architect was Pierre
Lescot). Then, Le Louvre was enlarged during the 200 next
years. There, the young king Louis
XIV was besieged during La
fronde (the sling). Frightened, he decided to make build the
castle of Versailles,
out of Paris.
In 1977, the
bases of the old fortification were updated, and can be now
visited.
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The building
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The
Louvre in 1350. Built in a wood, it was named "the
castle of th wood"
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Current panoramic sight of Le Louvre
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Garden of Carrousel
and Pavilon Richelieu by Louis
Beroud 1883
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Le Louvre, the Pont
Neuf , and facing, the Institut.
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Le Louvre by a morning
rainy day 1901 by Pissaro
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Carrousel
bridge and Le Louvre by Van
Gogh
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FLower
seller near bridge of Louvre by Victor Gabriel Gilbert
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Inside Le Louvre
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The flood. Painter copying
a painting in Le Louvre by Louis
Beroud 1910
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Jewels room in Le Louvre
and row of the rooms by Charles Auguste
Joseph
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Rotunda of Mars and
room of Mecene in Le Louvre by Hirsch
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Campana Gallery or room
of the terra cottan Le Louvre by Charles
Giraud
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"Grande galerie"
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The "Grande galerie
of Apollon" ans the
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