Palais des Beaux-Arts (salle Melpomène & salle Foch)

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The entrance to the Palais des Beaux-Arts (1858 -1862), is located 13 Quai Malaquais, in front of the Musée du Louvre. It has a large rectangular hall. On the ground floor, the Salle Melpomène is a large nave with zenithal lighting, ending in an apse. Upstairs, the Salle Foch, situated above the vestibule, is served by a double stone stairway. The room, entirely made of woodwork, has openings facing the Seine and the Louvre.