Louvre Pyramid

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architectural structure building entrance glass pyramid tourist attraction

The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass-and-metal pyramid designed by architect I. M. Pei that serves as the iconic modern entrance to the historic Louvre Museum in Paris.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pyramide du Louvre	2
Grand Louvre project	1
Louvre Pyramid by I. M. Pei	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural structure ⓘ building entrance ⓘ glass pyramid ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	I. M. Pei ⓘ I. M. Pei ⓘ surface form: Ieoh Ming Pei
architecturalStyle	modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Louvre Museum entrance modernization ⓘ
baseLength	about 115 feet ⓘ about 35 metres ⓘ
builtFor	Grand Louvre project ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Paris ⓘ Glass architecture ⓘ Pyramids in France ⓘ Tourist attractions in Paris ⓘ
city	Paris ⓘ
commissionedBy	Government of France ⓘ surface form: French government François Mitterrand ⓘ surface form: President François Mitterrand
completionDate	1989 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1984 ⓘ
coordinates	48.8606°N 2.3376°E ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
featuredIn	The Da Vinci Code ⓘ
function	main entrance of the Louvre Museum ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure	Inverted Pyramid (Pyramide Inversée) ⓘ
height	about 21.6 metres ⓘ about 71 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus	landmark of Paris ⓘ
locatedAbove	Louvre underground lobby ⓘ
locatedIn	France ⓘ Louvre Museum ⓘ Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ surface form: Île-de-France
location	Cour Napoléon ⓘ
material	aluminum ⓘ glass ⓘ metal ⓘ steel ⓘ
notableFor	contrast between modern glass structure and historic Louvre palace ⓘ
numberOfGlassPanes	673 ⓘ
officialName	Louvre Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pyramide du Louvre
openingDate	1989 ⓘ
operator	Louvre Museum ⓘ
owner	Government of France ⓘ surface form: French state
partOf	Louvre Palace ⓘ surface form: Louvre Museum complex
shape	square pyramid ⓘ
surroundedBy	three smaller glass pyramids ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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Axe historique of Paris → containsStructure → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

I. M. Pei → designed → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

Cour Napoléon → designedFeatureBy → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louvre Pyramid by I. M. Pei

Cour Napoléon → hasLandmark → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramide du Louvre

Pei → hasNotableAssociation → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

Louvre Museum → hasPart → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

François Mitterrand → knownFor → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Louvre project

I. M. Pei → notableWork → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners → notableWork → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ

Louvre Pyramid → officialName → Louvre Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramide du Louvre

Axe historique of Paris → viewAxisFor → Louvre Pyramid ⓘ