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.
Support as nominator --
Noclip (
talk) 21:12, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Excellent in highlighting different (some would say "clashing") architectural styles, although the caption needs expansion.--
HereToHelp 21:34, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment Please note that per the discussions that are referenced
Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg here, the French copyright law concerns with this image have apparently been satisfied. (The issue is that French copyright law appears to cover some works of architecture (with the result that the holder of the copyright in the architecture can prevent use of photographs of the architecture) but this photograph, under the circumstances, apparently falls under an exception. This is not legal advice. --
Spikebrennan (
talk) 21:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support, assuming no problems with copyright issues of derivative works. And can we use this picture to replace the current lead picture in
Louvre? It's of similar composition, but of higher resolution, etc. ----
Malachirality (
talk) 22:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
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.
It's fine by me.--
HereToHelp 18:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support per HereToHelp. Great picture!
H92110 (
talk) 02:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support. Fantastic --
ffroth 06:56, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Great picture in many respects --
Fir0002 11:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
SupportRyo 15:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC) Its been said - a great addition to the pedia.reply
Support There are some quite major problems here, like a lot of ghosted figures and slightly odd perspective distortion, but they're offset well enough by great use of daylight and neat composition. Compelling enc shot. --
mikaultalk 19:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support with improved caption.--
Svetovid (
talk) 12:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Promoted Image:Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpgMER-C 04:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)reply
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.
Support as nominator --
Noclip (
talk) 21:12, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Excellent in highlighting different (some would say "clashing") architectural styles, although the caption needs expansion.--
HereToHelp 21:34, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Comment Please note that per the discussions that are referenced
Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg here, the French copyright law concerns with this image have apparently been satisfied. (The issue is that French copyright law appears to cover some works of architecture (with the result that the holder of the copyright in the architecture can prevent use of photographs of the architecture) but this photograph, under the circumstances, apparently falls under an exception. This is not legal advice. --
Spikebrennan (
talk) 21:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support, assuming no problems with copyright issues of derivative works. And can we use this picture to replace the current lead picture in
Louvre? It's of similar composition, but of higher resolution, etc. ----
Malachirality (
talk) 22:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)reply
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.
It's fine by me.--
HereToHelp 18:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support per HereToHelp. Great picture!
H92110 (
talk) 02:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support. Fantastic --
ffroth 06:56, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support Great picture in many respects --
Fir0002 11:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
SupportRyo 15:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC) Its been said - a great addition to the pedia.reply
Support There are some quite major problems here, like a lot of ghosted figures and slightly odd perspective distortion, but they're offset well enough by great use of daylight and neat composition. Compelling enc shot. --
mikaultalk 19:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Support with improved caption.--
Svetovid (
talk) 12:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Promoted Image:Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpgMER-C 04:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)reply