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# Mollien Staircase decoration at the Louvre before and after removal of 120 years of grime
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/dekorativnye-elementy-ubranstva-lestnitsy-molen-v-luvre-do-i-posle-raschistki-120-letnei-griazi-pyli-i-kopoti/
- Published: 2022-04-14T15:03:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:55:35.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Architecture, Museums, Heritage, Paris, Humour

Decorative elements of the Escalier Mollien in the Louvre before and after the removal of 120 years of grime, dust and soot. And are you still quite certain that your ceiling was grey to begin with?

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_6337@14-04-2022_18-03-45.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_6338@14-04-2022_18-03-45.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_6339@14-04-2022_18-03-45.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_6340@14-04-2022_18-03-45.jpg)