Louvre Crystal Door Knob
Crystal Door Knobs
Features
- Lead-Free Crystal Glass
- Forging Solid Brass Ferrule
- Forging Solid Brass Rosette
Description & Dimensions
- 43x70mm Crystal Glass
- 63mm Brass Rosette
The Louvre Palace, was originally built in the late 12th to 13th century by Philip II.
To remnants of the Medieval Louvre, fortresses are visible in the basement of the museum.
Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French Kings.
The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection,
including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.
In 1692, the building was occupied by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons.
The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years.
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.