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| © Musée du Louvre / A. Dequier |
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The Napoleon III Apartments. Large drawing room |
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| The new Louvre opened by Napoleon III boasted a number of sumptuous reception halls. Those of the Palais des Tuileries have unfortunately been lost. However, the rooms in the Ministry of State, opened in 1861 in the Aile Richelieu, have retained their decor of gold, stuccos, marble, bronze, silk and velvet. They also feature ornate painted ceilings. Running parallel to the small rooms, the entrance gallery leads to the large hall (the "salon-théâtre"), the small dining room, and the large dining hall.
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Leave the dining hall to the right via the service room. Pass through the collections of First Empire decorative arts to reach the Escalier Lefuel, a magnificent double staircase which originally led to the imperial Library.
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