Louvre Palace

Summary

Louvre Palace is a palace^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Louvre Palace is located in 1st arrondissement of Paris^[3].
• Louvre Palace is in the country of France^[4].
• Louvre Palace's image is recorded as Pavillon de Flore, Louvre Museum, Paris 5 November 2019.jpg^[5].
• Louvre Palace's instance of is recorded as palace^[6].
• Louvre Palace's instance of is recorded as château^[7].
• Louvre Palace's architect is recorded as Pierre Lescot^[8].
• Louvre Palace's architect is recorded as Jacques Lemercier^[9].
• Louvre Palace's architect is recorded as Louis Le Vau^[10].
• Louvre Palace's architect is recorded as Hector-Martin Lefuel^[11].
• Louvre Palace's architect is recorded as I. M. Pei^[12].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as French Gothic architecture^[13].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as French Renaissance architecture^[14].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as Louis XIII style^[15].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as French Baroque architecture^[16].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture^[17].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as baroque revival^[18].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as Second Empire style^[19].
• Louvre Palace's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture^[20].
• Louvre Palace's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130659682^[21].
• Louvre Palace's GND ID is recorded as 4075873-4^[22].
• Louvre Palace's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85078515^[23].
• Louvre Palace's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119783451^[24].
• Louvre Palace's Commons category is recorded as Palais du Louvre^[25].
• Louvre Palace's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00085992^[26].
• Louvre Palace's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20007378^[27].

Body

Geography

Louvre Palace is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in 1st arrondissement of Paris^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include palace^[6] and château^[7]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[28].

History and Context

+1190-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Louvre Palace^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Louvre Palace include Louvre Museum^[30], an art museum^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1793^[33]; Louvre - Rivoli^[34], a metro station^[35], in France^[36]; port du Louvre^[37], a port^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1292^[40]; place du Louvre^[41], a square^[42], in France^[43]; 4513 Louvre^[44], an asteroid^[45]; and quai du Louvre^[46], a riverfront^[47], in France^[48].

Why It Matters

Louvre Palace ranks in the top 2% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Louvre Museum^[30], an art museum^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1793^[33]; Louvre - Rivoli^[34], a metro station^[35], in France^[36]; port du Louvre^[37], a port^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1292^[40]; place du Louvre^[41], a square^[42], in France^[43]; 4513 Louvre^[44], an asteroid^[45]; and quai du Louvre^[46], a riverfront^[47], in France^[48].