Pavillon du Roi
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The Pavillon du Roi was a tower-like structure built in the mid-16th century at the southern end of the Lescot Wing of the Louvre Palace. On its main floor was the primary apartment of the king of Fra
River façade of the Pavillon du Roi (1576), engraved by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau
Late-16th-century equestrian portrait of Henry IV of France, with the Pavillon de Roi visible at the far right
Perspective view from the south, engraving from the 1580s
Western elevation of the Louvre in the early 17th century with the Pavillon du Roi on the right, reconstruction by Henri Legrand (1868)
Lescot Wing
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The Lescot Wing is the oldest preserved structure above ground of the Louvre Palace in Paris, France. It was designed by architect Pierre Lescot and built between 1546 and 1551. Its architecture is in
The Lescot Wing of the Louvre Palace
Detail of ground floor's decoration, as illuminated by night
Water, by Jean Goujon
Ceres, by Goujon