Louvre Palace
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The Louvre Palace is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now forms part of the world-famous Louvre Museum complex.
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Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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former royal residence ⓘ historic building ⓘ palace ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Tuileries Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Claude Perrault
NERFINISHED
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Hector Lefuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Lemercier NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Le Vau NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Lescot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
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Classical architecture ⓘ French Renaissance architecture ⓘ Medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Bonaparte
NERFINISHED
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House of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Tuileries Palace (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative offices of the Louvre Museum
ⓘ
museum galleries ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Henry IV of France
NERFINISHED
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Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Palais du Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | fortress ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cour Carrée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cour Napoléon NERFINISHED ⓘ Denon Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerie d’Apollon NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Pyramid courtyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavillon de l’Horloge NERFINISHED ⓘ Richelieu Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Sully Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuileries Garden (historical complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Paris, Banks of the Seine" ⓘ |
| laterFunction | museum building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
1st arrondissement of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Right Bank of the Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName | Palais du Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Lescot Wing
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon Courtyard (Cour Napoléon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Perrault Colonnade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
medieval fortress
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltAsPalace | 16th century ⓘ |
| rebuiltFor | Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Second Empire renovations under Napoleon III
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abandonment as royal residence when Louis XIV moved to Versailles ⓘ creation of the Louvre Museum in the French Revolution ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1991 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
residence of the Kings of France
ⓘ
seat of government (historical) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Louvre’s Denon Wing
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Louvre’s Richelieu Wing
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Louvre courtyard façades
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Louvre pavilions
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Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre
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Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre
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Louvre Palace campus
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Louvre foundations
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Louvre façades
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Louvre façades
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Denon Wing of the Louvre
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Daru staircase of the Louvre
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east façade of the Louvre
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Louvre’s Richelieu Wing
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Louvre’s Denon Wing alterations
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Pavillon de Flore (Louvre) reconstruction
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Pavillon de Marsan (Louvre) reconstruction
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Cour Carrée of the Louvre
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Louvre complex
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Louvre complex
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Louvre Museum complex
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Palais du Louvre
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Louvre–Tuileries complex
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Louvre palace wings