Louvre Colonnade, Classical colonnade at Louvre Palace, France.
The eastern facade stretches 170 meters with paired Corinthian columns spanning the full length of the Sully Wing of the Louvre Palace.
Claude Perrault, Louis Le Vau, and Charles Le Brun designed this monumental structure between 1667 and 1674 during the reign of Louis XIV.
The central pediment features a sculptural group depicting Minerva with the Muses of Victory, reflecting French artistic expressions of the period.
Two grand staircases at the ends of the colonnade, added between 1807 and 1811, provide access to the first floor exhibition rooms.
The facade incorporates doubled columns along its length, a design choice that departed from traditional Vitruvian architectural principles.
Location: Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Architects: Claude Perrault, Louis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun
Part of: Sully Wing, Louvre Palace
GPS coordinates: 48.86014,2.33962
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42
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