THE LOUVRE WAS A FORT GUARDING ACCESS TO THE SEINE
(FROM ABOUT 1200 TO 1500)
As imagined from the archives by Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer toward 1885 /zoom
The palace toward 1630
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The Louvre in 1860, seen from the Tuileries Gardens by Michel-Charles Fichot / zoom |
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Palais-Royal nestles behind it. Prime Minister Richelieu — France's "strong man" from 1630 until his death in 1643 and the villain of The Three Musketeers — built it as his palace, and bequeathed it to the king.
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Maurice Leloir in Richelieu by Theodore Cahu,1900 |
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| Adapted from a plan in Open Street Map / zoom |
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View of the Palais Cardinal by Israël Sylvestre, 1650 / zoom |
Its gardens would become the center of Parisian life.
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Palais-Royal in 1679, anonymous / zoom |
But first,
a story that takes place at the Louvre.
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Next,
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