Paris, the capital city of France, is the home of the Louvre, the most visited art museum in the world with outstanding collections of european and ancient art, which is placed in ‘place du Louvre’.
PARIS
In ‘place du Louvre’, which host the pyramid of the homonymous museum, Neri has reproduced some of the posts and bronze lanterns placed along the ‘Court Carrée’.
REPRODUCTION
The damaged posts have been removed by the Municipality of Paris and sent to Neri who has reproduced them.
CIRCULAR LANTERNS
Neri has removed the original lanterns and reproduced the individual components in cast bronze to build identical copies.
SQUARE LANTERNS
A second model of square lantern, located in the ‘Passagge Richelieu’, has also been reproduced in bronze.
PLACE DU LOUVRE
The posts and reproduced lanterns have been finally installed in the ‘place du Louvre’.