The Louvre Castle, also referred to as the Medieval Louvre, was a castle begun by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris. Over time, i
The castle in the 15th century as illustrated in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The Louvre pictured in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1410s
The Louvre pictured in the Altarpiece of the Parlement de Paris [fr], mid-15th century
The Louvre seen from the south, pictured in the Pietà of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, late 15th century
The Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, a former Parisian town house of the royal House of Bourbon, was located on the right bank of the Seine on the rue d'Autriche, between the Louvre to the west and the Church
View of the river facade of the Petit-Bourbon (with the Louvre on the left) from a 1646 engraving by Stefano della Bella
Site plan of the Petit-Bourbon
Estates General of 1614 in the Salle du Petit-Bourbon
The Ballet Comique de la Reine at the Petit-Bourbon, 1581