Louvre Palace
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Summary
Louvre Palace is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,426 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: 1st arrondissement of Paris[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Instance of: château[5]
- Architect: Pierre Lescot[6], Jacques Lemercier[7], Louis Le Vau[8], Hector-Martin Lefuel[9], I. M. Pei[10]
- Architectural style: French Gothic architecture[11], French Renaissance architecture[12], Louis XIII style[13], French Baroque architecture[14], Neoclassical architecture[15], baroque revival[16], Second Empire style[17], modern architecture[18]
- Commons category: Palais du Louvre[19]
- Occupant: Louvre Museum[20], Musée des Arts Décoratifs[21]
- Has part(s): Richelieu Wing[22], Sully Wing[23], Denon Wing[24], Cour Napoléon[25], Cour Carrée[26], Louvre Pyramid[27]
- Inception: 1190[28]
- Located on street: quai François-Mitterrand[29], avenue du Général-Lemonnier[30], rue de Rivoli[31]
- Significant event: Grand Louvre[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Louvre Palace[33]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[34], The art of the Louvre[35], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[36]
- Heritage designation: classified historical monument[37]
- Different from: Louvre Museum[38]
- Hashtag: PalaisDuLouvre[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Architourist Guide[40]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of the Palais du Louvre[41]
- Category for the exterior of the item: Category:Exterior of the Palais du Louvre[42]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the Palais du Louvre[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Louvre Palace include Louvre Museum[44], an art museum[45], in France[46], founded in 1793[47]; Louvre - Rivoli[48], a metro station[49], in France[50]; place du Louvre[51], a square[52], in France[53]; quai du Louvre[54], a riverfront[55], in France[56]; port du Louvre[57], a port[58], in France[59], founded in 1292[60]; and 4513 Louvre[61], an asteroid[62].
Why It Matters
Louvre Palace has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Louvre Museum[44], an art museum[45], in France[46], founded in 1793[47]; Louvre - Rivoli[48], a metro station[49], in France[50]; place du Louvre[51], a square[52], in France[53]; quai du Louvre[54], a riverfront[55], in France[56]; port du Louvre[57], a port[58], in France[59], founded in 1292[60]; and 4513 Louvre[61], an asteroid[62].