A hand held panorama that looks back onto the Louvre museum, showing the wings of this former Imperial Palace. The picture is taken close to the Place du Carousel. As the panoramic image shows, this is a very busy part of Paris; Le Louvre is the most visited and popular attraction in the city. Sometimes there are queues all the way back from the Pyramide to this point as people wait to enter.

Le Louvre - Front - Paris visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Le Louvre - Front' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Paris.

This panorama shows the entrance pyramid (Pyramide) of Le Louvre in Paris. The panorama was taken from the western end of the Cour Napoleon. Looking back at the pyramid the The Richelieu Wing of Le Louvre is to the left. This contains the apartments of Napoléon III and works by French sculpture's in Cour Puget. To the right is the Denon Wing of the Louvre, which contains the Mona Lisa. The links lead to further panoramic images taken within the museum itself.

This photograph of the Lovre also also shows the view east to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel at the entrance to the Jardin du Carousel. This is the first of several arches on the Axe Historique of Paris, which also include the Arch de Triomphe and the Grande Arche at La Defense.

Le Louvre
Cour Napoléon,
A.P. 34, 36 quai du Louvre
75001
Paris

Travel Directions and Getting There
Metro: Pyramide (Line 7), Musée du Louvre (Line 7)