Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-05-31
THE DESTRUCTION, OF ,rHETuIILxRrEs;AND
LOUVRE

lnteHlBent Deings INV aArOyai9 paiace
with extensive gardens, lying between the
Seine and the rue Rivoli, and east of the
Place de la Concorde, so named because it
occupies the site ofa former mandatory
of tiles. ~, bE
The late building was commenced
In 1854, by Catharine de Medici, wife of
Henry H., according Go the plans of Phili-
bert Delorme and Jean Bullant, who built
the central pavilion, called the partition
phorlogc, the two adjoining wings, and
the pavilione by which they are termina-
ted. 81
Henry ", added a range of buildings
ornamented with large composite pilas-
tiers and lofty pavilion at each end ofthe
original structure, the whole presenting
facade three hundred and thirty-six yards
in length by thirty-six in depth, running
at right angles with the river, and in a di-
rection nearly north and south. The same
monarch also commenced the gallery
fronting the Seine which eonnects the
southern extremity OF the building with
the Louvre, and which was flushed by
Louis NH. and Louis XIV. The latter
harmonized the architecture of the whole
building, replacing the spherical dome of
the pavilion dc Phorloge bya quadrangle
lar one; and in 1905 Napoleon I. COM
menced a northern gallery along
the rue Rivoli, parallel to that al
ready constructed. This was completed
by Napoleon IT, and the 'Tuilleries and
the Louvre formed one great connected
pile, enclosing the Place du, Carrousel,
which is separated from the court of the
original palace of the Tuilieries by an iron
railing. The front OF the building in spite
of glaring architectural incongruities, is
exceedingly imposing, and the interior un-
surpassed in magnihcence by any royal
residence in Europe. The gardens of the
Tuilleries, lying west of the palace and ex-
tending to the Place do Ia Conoorde, en-
brace a quadrangular area Of nearly fifty
acres, and are among the most attractive
public resorts in.Paris 9 After the compile
king lived in the Tuilleries until 1889,
when Louis XVI. found himself compell-
ed to remove thither from Versailles. On
August 10th, 1892, the Partisan populace
stormed the building and massacred the
Swiss body-guard of the king. 1t subse-
quently became the residence of Napoleon
during the consulate and the empire, and
of the Bourbons after the restoration.
During the revolution Of July, 1880, it was
again taken by the people; and at tho ex-
pulsion of LouisI Philippe in February,
lS4S it was for the third time ransacked.
Until the present war, II wasthe residence
of Napoleon III, who rebuilt the partition
de Flore on the front corner next the
river. sM 81
The accounts Of the destruction of the
Louvre are conflicting. One telegram says
one-third was destroyed another says it
was saved. Some accounts Of ii may not be
1t was celebrated public
building, situated in the western part of
the city, near the right bank of the Seiene.
1t consists of the old and the new Louvre.
The old Louvre forms nearly square, 576
feet long and 53S feet wide, enclosing a
quadrangle OF about 400 feet square, and
vast collection of sculptures,
paintings and other works of art. Its east |
facade, looking toward the Church OF st. !
German pAuxerrois, is colorado of |
coupled Corinthian columns, |
and is one of the finest works of ARCHITECT
ture of any age or country. The new
Louvre, inaugurated August 18th 1851, \
of two lateral piles of buildings, |
at right-angles from the two |
parallel galleries which join the old Louvre |
with the Tuilleries, ard forming the east |
ern boundary of the Place du Carrousel. |
Between the place or square called Napo- |
leon III. and the rue Rivoli they present on |
the east side frontage of nearly three hun |
dred feet intersected by three sumptuous
pavillions, intended to be occupied by |
the departments of State and lofl the |
Interior, by the administration of the |
by the Imperial library of |
the Louvre, and by the permanent eXhi-
bition of fine arts. On theo side of
the square are galleries set apart for peri
Ddical exhibitions of the works of living
artists. nthe central part of the build
Ing, between the gallery facing the quay
aud that opposite the place Napoleon, is
the council chamber, to be used as an as
'embly room forthe public bodies of the
empire on the opening of the legislature,
and-oR.- other solemn--o eeasioAs,--AVhiell.i
through the musem gallery
with the palace Of the TuflIeries When
The great number of works of art seized i'm
Italy blythe armies Of Napoleon, made it
necessary to assign a proper place
for, their reception, the aIchitect, = Raj
nond, has selected to conduct the work.;
and Percies and Fontaine, who, in 1903,
werel Charged by, Napoleon with, its re-
built tile great staircase OF the
proper, the museum of ancient
art the staircase on the two extreme ends
Of the colonnade, the Egyptian museum,
The chambers for the Council of State
which are now destined to receive the de-
signs Of all the various schools Of art, the
marine museum, and other portions of the
Louvre, -Fr ..-7-gr .--f.........-l
After the restoration, the work was again
brought to a stand-still. The only activity
displayed by the Bourbons consisted in
,ausing the initials of Napoleon, which
we're inscribed in many parts of the palace,
10 be erased. s.rr. d.. s.. f-lf.q
Under the government of Louis Phil
ippe, Theirs offered n resolution to appro-
pirate eighteen million francs to the GEM
pletion of the building, which was reject
ed; and nothing was done till after the
evolution of lS4S, when two million
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