Lescot Wing
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The Lescot Wing is a Renaissance-era section of the Louvre in Paris, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential examples of French classical architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lescot Wing canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance architecture
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architectural wing ⓘ museum building section ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Seine River (via Louvre complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Pierre Lescot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
French Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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French classical architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnderMonarch | Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
16th-century architecture in France
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Renaissance architecture in Paris ⓘ Wings of the Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityQuarter | 1st arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1546 ⓘ |
| continuedUnderMonarch | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| façadeType |
courtyard façade
ⓘ
garden façade ⓘ |
| function |
museum galleries (current)
ⓘ
royal residence (historical) ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
arched windows
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highly decorated attic ⓘ orders superposition ⓘ pilasters ⓘ relief sculpture panels ⓘ steep slate roof ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 (main levels plus attic) ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist | Jean Goujon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| influenced | French Baroque palace façades ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian Renaissance architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early example of French classical architecture
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influence on later French palace architecture ⓘ rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| museumFunction | houses Louvre museum galleries ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pierre Lescot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Cour Carrée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Louvre Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfComplex | Cour Carrée of the Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sculpturalDecorationBy | Jean Goujon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.