The pyramid at the Louvre
Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.
English Philistines, French Sophisticates
How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.
Subversive classicism
How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.
Open museum
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.
Unfinished business
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.
A tale of two temples
Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.
Public or private
Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.
Very different innovators
The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.