Details on the inside of the Louvre

Here's some detail interior shots of the Louvre in Paris.  This place was amazing and full of surprises.  It's just breaming with classic sophistication, history, inspiration, and ideas!

The loooong hallways of the Louvre.

Stairwell after stairwell after stairwell.

Beautiful simplicity and structure.

Very interesting design in the hardwood floors.

Perfect stone and brick everywhere.

Look at the carving detail!

Detailed doors and windows that captured the light so eloquently.

Wow.

I felt like I had stepped back in history walking through the Louvre.

Large and beautiful wood doors everywhere.

Quite an ambiance at the Louvre in Paris.

Marble floors.

This is what's left of the medieval Louvre ...

 

 ... underground in a scary basement!  That is pretty fantastic.