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TEC4727201: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
OMG4708102: The Department of the Arts of Islam of the Louvre - The work of architects Rudy Ricciotti and Mario Bellini, a box surmounted by a cover of gilded glass and woven with a fine undulating metal network, highlights one of the richest and most beautiful collections of Islamic art in the world. Department of the Arts of Islam - Louvre - Paris 1er - 2012 - Mario Bellini - Rudy Ricciotti / Bridgeman Images
TEC4724156: Dome des Invalides in Paris 75007. Architecture by Jules Hardouin Mansart and Liberal Bruant, 1679-1708. One of the masterpieces of 18th century French architecture. The dome des Invalides built by Hardouin Mansart was designed for the exclusive use of the Sun King. Besides the tomb of Napoleon I, it houses the graves of other great soldiers. / Bridgeman Images