Pavillon de l'Horloge
48°51′38.21″N 2°20′15.70″E / 48.8606139°N 2.3376944°E
The Pavillon de l’Horloge ("Clock Pavilion"), also known as the Pavillon Sully, is a prominent architectural structure located in the center of the western wing of the
History
The pavilion was built just north of the older Lescot Wing between 1624 and about 1645, a protracted process because of the difficulties faced by France in the late 1620s and 1630s. The structure and its iconic square-domed roof were designed by architect Jacques Lemercier, who was selected in a competition in 1624.[2]
On 1 September 1794, a semaphore or télégraphe of the type recently invented by Claude Chappe was installed at the top of the Pavilion. It remained there until 1806, when it was removed for aesthetic and safety reasons by the Louvre's architect Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine.[3]
In the early 19th century, a clock (French: horloge) was placed on the attic level, giving the pavilion its current name.
The western façade was comprehensively remodeled by
Interior
The underground level or Crypte Sully was first designed in the 1930s by Louvre architect
On the first floor above the passageway are a corridor linking the two monumental staircases that flank the Pavilion and, facing the
On the second floor or attic, the main room above the former chapel has been devoted since 2016 to information about new developments at the Louvre and its two satellites in Lens, Northern France and Abu Dhabi, UAE.[5]
The third floor used to be a single large room extending all the way to the roof. From its completion in 1644 it was used to store furniture.
The timber work supporting the roof is largely original from the 17th century.[3]
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Lemercier's western facade from the former rue Fromenteau, late 18th century
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Western facade of the Pavillon Sully, redesigned byHector Lefuel
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Covered passageway or guichet of the Pavillon Sully
See also
Notes
- ^ Geneviève Bresc-Bautier (1995). The Louvre: An Architectural History. New York: The Vendome Press. p. 43.
- ^ Alexandre Gady (2005). Jacques Lemercier, architecte et ingénieur du Roi. Paris: Maison des sciences de l'homme. pp. 368–381.
- ^ a b c d e f Michel Goutal; Gaëtan Genès; Soline Bonneval (2017). "Pavillon de l'horloge – Musée du Louvre" (PDF). Forum Bois Construction.
- ^ Robert Anderson (6 July 2016). "Sheikh Al Nahyan Centre opens at Musee du Louvre in Paris". Gulf Business.
- ^ a b "The Pavillon de l'Horloge: Discover the Louvre". Louvre. 6 July 2016.
- ^ Pierre Rosenberg (2007). Dictionnaire amoureux du Louvre. Paris: Plon.
- ^ Raymond Koechlin (July–December 1922), "La nouvelle salle de l'Orient musulman au Louvre", Revue Archéologique, 16, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France: 193–195
- ^ "Le baron Alphonse Delort de Gléon". Louvre.
- ^ "La baronne Marie Augustine Angélina Delort de Gléon". Louvre.
Further reading
- JSTOR 873224