Napoleon III adds to the Louvre. The…

1857 CE

Napoleon III adds to the Louvre.

The new wing of 1852–1857, by architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel, represents the Second Empire's version of Neo-baroque, full of detail and laden with sculpture.

Work will continue until 1876.

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Paris Ile-de-France France View →

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