The Louvre Museum’s Colonnade at night.

The musée du Louvre’s Colonnade, commissioned by King Louis the 14th, designed by Claude Perrault, was built between 1667 and 1670 facing rue de l’Amiral de Coligny. The second floor is lined with Corinthian columns and the façade is crowned with a balustrade.

Photographs of the musée du Louvre.