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Abbaye-aux-Bois was a Bernardine convent in Paris, featuring buildings at 16 rue de Sèvres and 11 rue de la Chaise in the 7th arrondissement, with diverse uses and occupants throughout its history before destruction in 1907.
A neoclassical sculptural fountain, created by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard in 1830, featuring a vase-like structure with two water jets and a pinnacle topped with a two-faced head representing Abundance and Commerce.
A statue of Emperor Napoleon, created by Philippe-Laurent Roland in 1807, depicts Napoleon Ier in formal attire, holding a sceptre and crowns of laurel, situated in a niche of the Collège des Four-Nations chapel.
A destroyed medieval guard tower, constructed in the 13th century, located on the left bank of the Seine River, facing the Louvre Castle. Originally a cylindrical structure, it was later incorporated into the Hôtel de Nesle, a medieval mansion.
A Catholic church building, Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, features a unique choir longer than its nave, with Gothic architecture and Renaissance decoration.
A former Parisian town house of the royal family of Bourbon, constructed in the 14th century, served as a royal residence and hosted court functions, including ballets, operas, and theatre performances.
A marble sculpture of ancient Greece, created during the Hellenistic period, believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, and now considered one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture in the world.
The Louvre Castle, also referred to as the Medieval Louvre, was a castle built by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine to reinforce the city wall and evolved into a royal residence.
A marble statue depicting Hermaphroditus in a sleeping pose, with a life-like buttoned mattress sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1620.
A bronze relief sculpture of a reclining nude nymph with animals, created by Benvenuto Cellini in 1543, featuring a long-limbed female figure with a stag, wild boars, dogs, and other animals.
Capitoline Venus: A slightly over lifesize marble statue of Venus, an Antonine copy of a late Hellenistic sculpture that ultimately derives from Praxiteles.
A sculpture series, Hommes illustres, features 86 statues of notable French personalities, including writers, artists, architects, scientists, and politicians. Each statue, approximately 3 meters tall, is placed on a small rectangular base with the subject's name inscribed.
A vast complex of wings and pavilions, the Louvre Palace is the result of many phases of building, modification, destruction, and reconstruction, reflecting the French monarchy and state's desire for historical continuity.
A pair of 1743-1745 Carrara marble sculptures by Guillaume Coustou, depicting two rearing horses with their groom.
A former Parisian residence of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, renowned for its literary salon hosting prominent French writers and intellectuals from 1620 to 1648. The property was destroyed during the 19th century.
A triumphal arch in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order, built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories.
A bronze sculpture by French artist Aristide Maillol, created in 1909, depicts a sitting female nude with her legs folded, arms on her knees, and her head resting.
A riverine sculpture by Aristide Maillol, La Rivière is a lead or bronze representation of a serene waterway, often featured in various gardens and museums worldwide.
A palace built for Catherine de' Medici in 1564, originally designed as an Italian Renaissance garden by Bernard de Carnesse and renovated in 1664 by André Le Nôtre into a jardin à la française.
A monumental 18th-century public fountain, richly decorated with sculptures and water spouts in the shape of lion's heads, serving as a symbol of the benevolence of King Louis XV.
arc de triomphe du Carrousel