Back to the Louvre for a few last shots before boarding the Eurostar for home (well, via EuroDisney briefly). For anyone wanting to photograph the Louvre I'd recommend getting there an hour before sunset and then just waiting. The axis which starts at the Louvre and runs to La Defense runs East-West so the Louvre courtyard is lit by lovely late afternoon / early evening light.
From Wikipedia : "The Louvre Palace is an almost rectangular structure, composed of the square Cour Carrée and two wings which wrap the Cour Napoléon to the north and south. In the heart of the complex is the Louvre Pyramid, above the visitor's center. The museum is divided into three wings: the Sully Wing to the east, which contains the Cour Carrée and the oldest parts of the Louvre; the Richelieu Wing to the north; and the Denon Wing, which borders the Seine to the south.
In 1983, French President François Mitterrand proposed the Grand Louvre plan to renovate the building and relocate the Finance Ministry, allowing displays throughout the building. Architect I. M. Pei was awarded the project and proposed a glass pyramid for the central courtyard. The pyramid and its underground lobby were inaugurated on 15 October 1988. The second phase of the Grand Louvre plan, La Pyramide Inversée (The Inverted Pyramid), was completed in 1993. As of 2002, attendance had doubled since completion."
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The freestanding large diameter spiral stair in I.M.Pei's Louvre Pyramid is a wonderful piece of sculpture in its own right. Most people choose to use the escalator though which is rather less unique.
P.S Has anyone else noticed how Flickr seems to have reduced the amount of text visible under their photos on their photostream ? Does anyone know if that will impact on the way Google indexes pages as this is something I've been quite successful with up till now ?
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It's not just the Grande Pyramid of the Louvre that makes for a good subject, there are three smaller pyramid skylights located closer to the original building that make for some good juxtaposition shots too.
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When I took these photos of the Louvre Pyramid I took great care to line the shots up precisely to suit the style of the architecture (then it only took a bit of Photoshop tweaking to align them more).
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Seen silhouetted the spiral staircase takes on a sculptural form, dominating the interior of the Musée du Louvres Pyramid. Just after taking this I was chased out of the building. Well, it was closing time.
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