percier and fontaine were also responsible for much of the replanning of paris. they made a triumphal east-west route across the city. another roman touch was la rue de rivoli. they prepared designs for linking the tuileries gardens with the louvre and started on the interior of the museum itself, where their inventive details can be admired today. the newly constituted louvre became napoleon's domain. he commissioned france's finest artists to glorify his deeds. the most celebrated was jacques louis david. disappointed with the aftermath of the revolution, david had sworn never to trust in men again-- only in ideas, yet he was fascinated by napoleon and quickly succumbed to his spell. when he first met the young general, he said, "oh, my friends, "what a beautiful head he has. "it is pure. it is great. "it is as beautiful as the antique. yes. bonaparte is my hero." decades before the revolution, the encyclopedist diderot had suggested the louvre be used for the public display of the royal collections. afterwards, in 1793, it opened as the museum central des arts