East Facade of the Louvre (1667)

East Facade of the Louvre (1667)

East Facade of the Louvre (1667)

Church of the Gesu (1568)

Church of the Gesu

Church of the Gesu

Church of the Gesu

Bernini's Baldachino (1630)

Cornaro Chapel at Santa Maria della Vittoria (1650)

Cornaro Chapel at Santa Maria della Vittoria (1650)

Cornaro Chapel at Santa Maria della Vittoria (1650)

San Carlo alle Quatro Fontane by Borromini (1634)

Sequence of finishing the church

Michelangelo's dome design

St. Peter's through a long lens

St. Peter's through a long lens

Interior of St. Peter's in crepuscular light

The colonnade that shapes the space is four columns deep

Piazza of St. Peter's

Plan of Piazza of St. Peter's

View from the top of the church looking back

Vaux-le-Vicomte entry or court facade

Vaux-le-Vicomte garden facade

Vaux-le-Vicomte plan

Perspective from the garden side

Palais Luxembourg, built for Marie de' Medici (1615)

Pitti Palace in Florence where Marie de' Medici grew up

Plan of Palace of Versailles and Gardens (1660)

Plan of Washington DC (1792)

The Gardens of Versailles looking toward the infinite axis

An elevated view of the Gardens

Hall of Mirrors at Versailles

Marble Court at Versailles

Louis XIV ruled from 1643-1715

Pano of the court side

Pano of the garden side

Les Invalides (1670)

Les Invalides (1670)

Les Invalides - Napoleon is buried here

North facade of Les Invalides by Bruart

Louis XIV ordering Les Invalides to be built

Sketch of Les Invalides