Louvre, Paris: the east facade under construction showing the scaffolding and machinery used to raise the stonework of the pediment
Architect/Designer | Le Vau, Louis (1612-1670) |
| Perrault, Claude (1613-1688) |
Artist/Photographer | Le Clerc, Sebastien (1637-1714) |
Country | France |
City | Paris |
Subject Date | 1680 |
Image Date | 1677 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Classical Revival |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | EW E.a.33/17(2) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Construction sites ; Palaces ; Museums ; Cranes ; Scaffolding |
SOURCE: Cabinet du roi, Plans, elevations et vues des chasteaux du Louvre et des Tuileries (Paris, 1727), 2nd unnumbered plate
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