Art and architecture - for iPod/iPhone

Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.

A tale of two temples

Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.

How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.

How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.

Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.

French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.

Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.