Louvre Claude Monet. The Louvre is slightly askew of the Historic Axis ("Axe historique"), a roughly eight-kilometre (five-mile) architectural line bisecting the city. It begins on the east in the Louvre courtyard and runs west along the Champs-Élysées. In 1871, the burning of the Tuileries Palace by the Paris Commune revealed that the Louvre was slightly askew of the "Axe" despite past appearances to the contrary. The Louvre can be reached by the Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre Métro or the Louvre-Rivoli stations. The Louvre has three entrances: the main entrance at the pyramid, an entrance from the Carrousel du
Structure of the British Army in 1989 Structure of the British Army in 1989 This is the structure of the British Army in 1989. Where details are unclear, the general pattern portrayed in Isby and Kamps, "Armies of NATO's Central Front", Jane's Publishing Company, 1985 has been followed. The Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) directed the British Army with the assistance of the Army Board, under the authority of the Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) and the Secretary of State for Defence. Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces, General Sir Charles Huxtable HQ: Wilton HQ United Kingdom Land Forces commanded nine military districts until the