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The Battles of the Louvre
The Battles of the Louvre
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The Battles of the Louvre

8.0 / 10
2016
1 season
2 episodes
Documentary

The incredible metamorphosis, over eight centuries, of a feudal fortress into the largest museum in the world: the Louvre. A chaotic existence: construction and destruction, revolution and restoration. Feudal fortress, medieval castle, Renaissance palace, royal residence, seat of the academies, center of revolutionary power, first museum of France: the Louvre has been constantly transformed, enlarged, magnified.

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The incredible metamorphosis, over eight centuries, of a feudal fortress into the largest museum in the world: the Louvre. A chaotic existence: construction and destruction, revolution and restoration. Feudal fortress, medieval castle, Renaissance palace, royal residence, seat of the academies, center of revolutionary power, first museum of France: from the keep of Philip II the Augustus to the pyramid of Ieoh Ming Pei, the Louvre has been constantly transformed, enlarged, magnified.

  • Metamorphosis

    1.Metamorphosis

    8.0
    09-07-201653m

    At the end of the 12th century, Philip II the Augustus had a feudal fortress erected near the banks of the Seine to defend Paris against enemy invasions. Its imposing circular keep...

  • The Hour of Revolution

    2.The Hour of Revolution

    7.0
    09-07-201653m

    The move of Louis XIV at Versailles in 1682 halted work at the Louvre. Occupied by the French Academy, then by the Academy of Fine Arts, it becomes the center of French artistic li...

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