Paris for the Holidays

Sully Wing (Louvre)

Posted on January 3, 2018 Updated on May 15, 2020

Sully Wing
The original structure at the East End of Le Louvre
(sometimes called the “Old Louvre” or the Louvre Castle)
Least populated area of the museum

Duke of Sully Maximilien de Béthune
(named after right-hand man who assisted King Henry IV)

Lower Ground Floor “Rez-de-Chaussee”
– The foundations of King Phillip II 12th century fortress
Ground Floor (Mezzanine above the ground floor)
– Antiquities from Greece and the Levant
1st Floor “1er Etage” (2nd Floor)
– Objet d’art 17th and 18th Centuries
2nd Floor “2me Etage” (3rd Floor)
– French Painting

The Pavillon de l’Horloge (The Clock Pavilion)
http://video.lefigaro.fr/figaro/video/le-pavillon-de-l-horloge-au-musee-du-louvre./5027622036001/