Daru staircase
The monumental Louvre staircase used as the architectural setting for the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Example
View the sculpture from below, then move upward and sideways to understand its ship-shaped base and changing silhouette.
Sources: boutique.louvre.fr
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Denon Wing
One of the Louvre's three principal wings, containing major painting galleries and the Daru staircase.
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Louvre Palace
The historic palace complex that houses the Louvre Museum and preserves layers of royal and state architecture.
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Cour Napoléon
The Louvre's main courtyard surrounding the glass Pyramid and connecting the palace wings.
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Louvre Pyramid
The glass structure in Cour Napoléon that marks the museum's principal central entrance and underground reception...
