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| Keywords: Baldus. River front of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre (detail) – Bautier 1995 p40–41.jpg Louvre originally constructed around 1600 to 1610; detail from a photograph by Édouard Baldus taken c 1857 before the demolition of the western section beginning c 1861 by the architect Hector Lefuel On the left can be seen a little more than three of the approximately 28 bays of the western section the elevation of which with its giant pilasters of the composite order is traditionally attributed to Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau Immediately to the right is the Pavillon de la Lanterne which copies the south facade of the Petite Galerie at the extreme eastern end not pictured The Pavillon de la Lanterne is followed by a five-bay pavilion later heightened by the addition of the upper storey which matches a similar five-bay pavilion at the eastern end To its right can be seen approximately the first three of the 29 bays of the central eastern section the design of which is traditionally attributed to Louis Métezeau The rich decoration of the eastern section was renewed in 1850 Scan Bresc-Bautier Geneviève 1995 The Louvre An Architectural History New York The Vendome Press ISBN 9780865659636 Credit line Banque du Louvre collection Paris Creator Édouard Baldus 1857 PD-old-100 Photographs of the Louvre by Édouard Baldus Historical images of the Grande Galerie Louvre wing 1857c South facade of the Grande Galerie Louvre wing 1857c | ||||
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