Activity

13:Semiotics and
Architecture
By: Julia Elaine Espiritu
1st Year – Block A

Musée Du Louvre
 Musée Du Louvre
Architects:

Lo u i s Le Va u

Pierre Lescot

Claude Perrault I.M. Pei

Louvre PyramidBy: I.M. Pei

D e n o t a ti o n :
Pyramid
C o n n o t a ti o n :
E g y p ti a n
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Reminder of the importance of
t h e E g y p ti a n a n ti q u i ti e s
c o l l e c ti o n i n s i d e t h e m u s e u m
 • Female
• Life

D e n o t a ti o n :
Inverse Pyramid and
Upright Pyramid
C o n n o t a ti o n :
E g y p ti a n
L e v i t a ti o n
C o n n e c ti o n
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Fe m a l e a n d m a l e
Life and Death

• Male
• Death
Musee Du Louvre : Denon Wing

Samothrace Victory
D e n o t a ti o n :
Angel Statue
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Holy
Hope
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Conveys a sense of
action and triumph
Lescot Wing of Cour Carrée

D e n o t a ti o n :
Tw o A n g e l s H o l d i n g
something
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Holy
P r o t e c ti o n
Guidance
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
two angels bear the
monogram of Henry II of
France

Henry II
king of France from 1547 to 1559
 D e n o t a ti o n :
Archway
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Roman
Tr a b e a t e d S y s t e m
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
A r ti s ti c d o o r w a y f o r
people to look onto
Archway of Grande Galerie while passing through.
D e n o t a ti o n :
Mural
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Art
Colorful
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Beauty, History

Ceiling
Galerie d’Apollon
D e n o t a ti o n :
Gold
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Wealth
Elite
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Give a sense of glory
Fa m e , a n d Po w e r
Glass-Covered Sculpture
Courtyards

D e n o t a ti o n :
Glass
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Clear
Fr a g i l e
Tr a n s p a r e n t
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
Natural light
 D e n o t a ti o n :
Ve l v e t
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Cake
T h i c k Fa b r i c
Classy
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
 Represents the taste for
the opulence of that period

Napoleon III Apartments – Grand Salon

Louvre Fortress

D e n o t a ti o n :
Fo r t re s s
C o n n o t a ti o n :
Safety
Defense
I n t e r p r e t a ti o n :
P r o t e c ti o n
 End of Presentation

References:
• https://essenziale-hd.com/2018/11/19/one-day-in-paris-napoleon-iii-apartments-in-the-
louvre/
• https://www.inexhibit.com/mymuseum/louvre-museum-paris/
• https://www.thecultureconcept.com/musee-du-louvre-accessing-the-architecture-and-
collections
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lescot_Wing
• https://www.architecturerevived.com/symbolic-meaning-louvre-paris-france/
• https://www.pariscityvision.com/en/paris/museums/louvre-museum/the-louvre-pyramid-
history-architecture-legend