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 Royal Air Force in 1989 Structure of the Royal Air Force in 1989 At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Air Force structure was as follows: The Chief of the Air Staff was a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, who commanded the Royal Air Force. He was a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Defence Council, and the Air Force Board, which administered the Royal Air Force. The following position were part of the Air Force Board: The strength of the Royal Air Force in 1989 was 93,300 men. RAF Strike Command commanded all operational Royal Air Force