Escalier Daru
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The Escalier Daru, also referred to as Escalier de la Victoire de Samothrace, is one of the largest and most iconic interior spaces of the Louvre Palace in Paris, and of the Louvre Museum within it. N
Escalier Daru with the Winged Victory of Samothrace in the background
The Louvre's first floor in 1756 (Blondel plan) showing the Salon Carré (marked "T"), with the Escalier de l'Infante in its northwestern corner
The Louvre's ground floor in 1780 (1895 reproduction) showing Brébion's Escalier du Salon
![The Louvre's ground floor in 1836 (by Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer [fr], 1870s) showing the Escalier Percier et Fontaine flanking the Rotonde de Mar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/SouthWestWing_1836.jpg/500px-SouthWestWing_1836.jpg)
The Louvre's ground floor in 1836 (by Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer [fr], 1870s) showing the Escalier Percier et Fontaine flanking the Rotonde de Mars (marked "C")
Louvre Palace
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The Louvre Palace, often referred to simply as the Louvre, is a palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a large expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church o
West wing of the Louvre's Cour Carrée with the Pavillon de l'Horloge
North wing of Louvre facing main courtyard
Aerial view of the Louvre Palace (right) and the Tuileries Garden (left) in 2018
The Louvre Palace (center) and the Tuileries Palace front (burned 1870s) circa 1850