Luxembourg Palace
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The Luxembourg Palace is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was originally built to the designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence o
Luxembourg Palace garden façade
The Luxembourg Palace was modeled after the Palazzo Pitti in Florence at the request of Marie de' Medici.
Ceiling of the Salle du Livre d'Or
Floor plan (1752) shows the large enclosed cour d'honneur and the long Rubens gallery in the right wing
Louis Métezeau
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Métezeau was born in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, and died in Paris. He was the son of Thibault Métezeau, the brother of Clément II Métezeau and the nephew of Jean Métezeau. The register of the city of Dreux
Court facade of the Hôtel d'Angoulême
The eastern section of the Louvre's Grande Galerie, from an engraving by Jean Marot (c. 1670)