Louvre pyramid

modern architecture

1. louvre pyramid I. M. Pei Suchetana chakravarty 114AR0025

2. Built on the site of a castle from middle ages. Italian Renaissance style.

3. A ddition of a glass pyramid Rising from the center of the Cour Napoléon architect I. M. Pei

4. underground lobby

5. Inverted pyramid reflects sunlight

6. structure C onstructed with glass segments, height of 20.6 metres. S quare base has sides of 35 metres 603  rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments

7. Modern aesthetic clash with classical architecture. central focal point. compatible figure. transparency most stable form controversy

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