Louvre Pyramid courtyard
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The Louvre Pyramid courtyard is the central open plaza of Paris’s Louvre Museum complex, dominated by I. M. Pei’s iconic glass pyramid and serving as the main entrance and gathering space for visitors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louvre Museum main entrances | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courtyard
ⓘ
public square ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | open-air public access zone ⓘ |
| architectOfMainFeature | I. M. Pei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitecturalStyle |
glass-and-metal architecture
ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ |
| belongsToComplex | Grand Louvre project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Carrousel du Louvre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louvre underground lobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic Paris landmark
ⓘ
symbol of the modernized Louvre ⓘ |
| designedAround | Louvre Pyramid entrance scheme ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial space
ⓘ
circulation space for museum visitors ⓘ photography spot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fountains
ⓘ
glass pyramid ⓘ underground entrance hall access ⓘ water basins ⓘ |
| hasMainFeature | Louvre Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Axe historique of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | night illumination of the pyramid ⓘ |
| location |
1st arrondissement of Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| managedBy | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialContext | stone paving ⓘ |
| near |
Rue de Rivoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuileries Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographicSubject |
architectural photography
ⓘ
tourist photography ⓘ |
| roleInUrbanAxis | node on the Paris historical axis ⓘ |
| securityFeature | controlled museum entry points ⓘ |
| servesAs |
main entrance to the Louvre Museum
ⓘ
visitor gathering space ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Louvre Palace wings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Louvre façades ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major Paris tourist hub ⓘ |
| visitorUse |
meeting point for tour groups
ⓘ
queueing area for ticket control ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Louvre Museum main entrances