La Porte des Lions

Impressive entrance

La Porte des Lions is on the facade of one of the entrances to the Louvre. Two Lions on either side of the entrance lading to a passageway. Beautiful architecture.

Like guardians

Nice statues of lions acting like the guardians there at the building entrance just beside Musee de Louvre.

Ornate Passageway

This is an ornate pediment and passageway guarded by two lions, quite architecturally, beautiful, what is just as impressive the louvre complex, is literally, covered in this type of architecture.

Lions gate

On the Louvre's right wing at the Mitterrand Quai by the Seine stands this porch with columns and capitals. It's a passageway leading to Carrousel sq. It's easy recognayable by a pair of bronze cast ...

Powerful

Powerful entrance to the side building of the Louvre. Very detailed artwork in bronze. Adjacent to the marvelous Seine quay.