Place du Louvre

{{Short description|Square by the Louvre in Paris, France}} [[File:Louvre Kolonnaden.JPG|thumb|The Colonnade of the Palais du Louvre overlooks the Place du Louvre.]]

The '''Place du Louvre''' ({{IPA|fr|plas dy luvʁ}}) is a square immediately to the east of the Palais du Louvre in Paris, France. To the south is the Quai du Louvre and beyond that is the River Seine. The Hôtel du Louvre is also located here, between the Louvre Palace and the Palais Royal.<ref>[http://www.pariserve.com/place-du-louvre/ Hotel de la Place du Louvre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929020956/http://www.pariserve.com/place-du-louvre/ |date=2007-09-29 }}, [http://www.pariserve.com/ Pariserve] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426011509/http://www.pariserve.com/ |date=2006-04-26 }}.</ref>

The clearing of cluttered buildings to create the square was accomplished by Baron Haussmann in the 1850s.{{fact|date=July 2010}}

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Louvre Category:Art gallery districts Category:Louvre Palace Category:Buildings and structures in the 1st arrondissement of Paris Category:1850s establishments in France