Paris, Musee du Louvre
The Grande Gallerie, Built between 1595 and 1610, this long gallery originally linked the Palais du Louvre to the Palais des Tuileries, which was destroyed by fire during the Commune (1871). With an (unfinished) decor by Nicolas Poussin, it was used as a reception area, and throughout the 18th century housed the royal collection of relief maps of fortified towns. On Louis XVI's accession to the throne, it was reserved for the presentation of the future royal museum, which did not open until the French Revolution was well under way, on August 10, 1793. Under the Empire, Percier and Fontaine divided up the gallery with groups of columns. Under the Second Empire, its length was reduced by a third, and two rotundas were added, decorated with stuccos by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Today, the gallery houses the Italian painting collection.
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Location: Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris
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