Louvre Palace the museum from the main reception area under the glass pyramid, the north part of the complex is now referred to as the Richelieu wing; the east, as the Sully wing; and the south, as the Denon wing. This allows the casual visitor to avoid (to some extent) becoming totally mystified at the bewildering array of named wings and pavilions. The origin of the name "Louvre" is unclear. The French historian Henri Sauval, probably writing in the 1660s, stated that he had seen "in an old Latin-Saxon glossary, Leouar is translated castle" and thus took Leouar to be the origin
Paris in the 18th century hall within the Tuileries Palace. The Committee of Public Safety, charged with hunting down the enemies of the Revolution, established its headquarters close by in the "Pavillon de Flore" of the Louvre, while the Tribunal, the revolutionary court, set up its courtroom within the old Royal Palace on the "Île-de-la-Cité", inside what is now the "Palais de Justice". The Commune, the government of Paris, also held elections, but these were won by the more moderate members, known as the "Girondins", rather than the more radical faction, the "Montagnards", largely because the election, unlike the Convention vote, was by secret ballot.