Keywords: Louvre - Ancienne façade du côté de la rivière exécutée sur le dessein de Le Veau - Architecture françoise Tome4 Livre6 Pl13.jpg LargeImage Louvre in Paris elevation of the former south facade facing the river built to designs by Louis Le Vau from 1660 to 1663 From Architecture françoise Tome 4 Livre 6 For Blondel's discussion of this plate in French see http //gallica bnf fr/ark /12148/bpt6k1080359/f80 image r langEN p 57 of tome 4 at Gallica A second row of rooms was added to the south side of the wing c 1668 with a new facade see plate 11 covering the facade shown here Scan Réimpression 1904 de lArchitecture françoise de Jacques-François Blondel Paris 1752 “1756 architect Creator Pierre Lescot architect Creator Louis Le Vau engraver Creator Jean Marot I author Creator Jacques-François Blondel 1660 design <br />1661 “1663 construction <br />1756 publication of the plate in Blondel's Architecture françoise Louvre and Palais des Tuileries in Architecture françoise 1756 Plate13 South facade of the Renaissance Louvre 1665 Le Vau Louis Le Vau PD-old-100-1923 |