Standing opposite a newly built pavilion of the Louvre, Gustave Le Gray made this photograph when the sun's position allowed him to best capture the details of the heavily ornamented facade, from the fluted columns on the ground level to the figurative group on the nearest gable. Paving stones lead
Photograph by Gustave Le Gray
Louvre
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is a national art museum in Paris, France.
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