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Reason
The recent Louvre image nomination had me looking through the article and I found this image. Highly encyclopedic and technically excellent. Already FP on Commons.
Proposed caption
The Louvre museum in Paris, France.
Articles this image appears in
Louvre
Creator
User:Benh at Commons
  • Proposed Caption:
Panorama of the Louvre’s Court of Honor; in the center is I. M. Pei’s glass pyramid that serves as the main entrance to the museum. Originally a medieval castle chartered by Philip II of France in 1198, the current structure of the Louvre was begun in 1535 by Renaissance architects Pierre Lescot and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Over the next 200 hundreds years, it would undergo several additions and expansions by various monarchs, including the Grande Galerie under the reign of Henry IV, the Denon and Richelieu Wings under Louis XIII, and other projects by Louis XIV and Napoleon III. Although the Louvre served as the formal seat of government for France from its inception to the end of the Old Regime in 1789, it is perhaps famous today for being the most visited art museum in the world. Among its collection of 380 000 objects (including 11 900 paintings) are the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Too long? --Malachirality (talk) 07:46, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It's fine by me.--HereToHelp 18:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great picture in many respects --Fir0002 11:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg MER-C 04:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]