Musée D'Orsay, or the Museum of Orsay was converted from a train station and houses mostly French artworks and sculptures. The masterpieces on display here are more contemporary and focused as compared to those in the Louvre, which covers a wider area.
The Louvre was converted from a palace/fortress, the Tate Modern from a power plant and Orsay from a train station. Each museums still carries with them the tell tale signs of its previous incarnation, as seen in the Orsay, with its arched ceiling and huge clock face on the main hallway.
This was a unique way of displaying an architectural model of the Opera in Paris, not as space consuming as the rest. Was the transparent floor part of the artist's presentation? The actual reason however remains unknown to me.
Sacre Coeur which sits on top of Montmartre can be clearly seen through the huge clock at the top floor of the museum.
The Louvre was converted from a palace/fortress, the Tate Modern from a power plant and Orsay from a train station. Each museums still carries with them the tell tale signs of its previous incarnation, as seen in the Orsay, with its arched ceiling and huge clock face on the main hallway.
This was a unique way of displaying an architectural model of the Opera in Paris, not as space consuming as the rest. Was the transparent floor part of the artist's presentation? The actual reason however remains unknown to me. 
Sacre Coeur which sits on top of Montmartre can be clearly seen through the huge clock at the top floor of the museum.
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