Inverted pyramid at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris
In October 1990, the French Secretary of Culture & Communication unveiled the prestigious project dedicated to the exhibition of fashion collections, replacing the temporary facilities that had been built within the Louvre Museum itself, in the famous Cour Carrée. The Carrousel du Louvre lies at the entrance of the reception area of the Louvre museum, in a setting of high archaeological interest where the very heart of medieval Paris is still beating. Its construction under architects NIM, Ieoh Ming Pei and Michel Macary required the largest working perimeter ever set on a historical building within Paris city limits and were spread about 2,5 hectares. The Inverted Pyramid, a skylight, designed by Pei was conceived as a “flip” answer to the monumental pyramid entrance to the Louvre Museum. It is also known for being the fictional resting place of the Holy Grail in The Da Vinci Code.
Size: 5164px × 3422px
Location: Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France
Photo credit: © David Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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