After almost a year away from its majestic pedestal on top of the Louvre's Daru staircase, the 2,200-year-old Winged Victory of Samothrace is back: cleaner, whiter and more complete.

The Winged Victory of Samothrace was created to honor the goddess Nike and possibly to commemorate a naval battle, though the ...

PARIS (AP) — 'Winged Victory of Samothrace,' the hulking Hellenistic sculpture that dominates the Louvre Museum's most frequented staircase, is taking flight — away from tourists' gazes for a ...

PARIS (AP) — Winged Victory of Samothrace, the hulking Hellenistic sculpture that dominates the Louvre Museum's most frequented staircase, is taking flight — away from tourists' gazes for a ...

One of the most famous statues in the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, is removed from view for a year of restoration.

A winged female torso of Nike, goddess of Victory, stands with her right leg thrust forward. Heavy drapery folds gather around her proper right thigh. The drapery clings to her torso and appears to be ...

The tennis pro also compared Beyoncé to the famed sculpture, The Winged Victory of Samothrace Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at PEOPLE Digital. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

After almost a year away from its majestic pedestal on top of the Louvre's Daru staircase, the 2,200-year-old Winged Victory of Samothrace is back: cleaner, whiter and more complete.