Read the history of the Louvre
during the Second Empire in our guide to Napoleonic
museums and monuments.
The Louvre museum, the Richelieu wing
![The Louvre museum, the Richelieu wing](https://www.napoleon.org/wp-content/thumbnails/uploads/2001/01/435737_1-tt-width-343-height-500-crop-1-bgcolor-ffffff-lazyload-0.jpg)
- Date :
- 1852-1865
- Place held :
- Paris, Ist arrondissement
- Photo credit :
- FondationNapoléon/Huguenaud
Read the history of the Louvre
during the Second Empire in our guide to Napoleonic
museums and monuments.