23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
morning at the Louvre

With its Lutetian limestone bathed in soft morning light, the courtyards of the Louvre Museum are only occupied by a few pigeons in the early hours before tourists arrive.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: paris, France
Camera: LEICA M10
Copyright: © Virginia Hines