Louvre Pyramid
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Museum
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| Other name(s): | Pyramide du Louvre |
| Built: | 1985 - 1989 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
1st arrondissment, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe |
|---|---|
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 48° 51' 40.00" N 2° 20' 9.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 35.42 m | |
| height | 21.64 m |
Materials
| inside frame |
steel
|
|---|---|
| façade |
glass
|
Notes
The pyramid has the same proportions as the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Participants
Architecture
Design consultants
Structural engineering
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
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ArcGuide: Louvre - Die große Pyramide
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Entrance to the Louvre (Mary Ann Sullivan)
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Great Buildings Online: Pyramide du Louvre
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Le Moniteur: Rétrospective: La pyramide du Louvre a 20 ans
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Pbase: Paris: The Pyramid
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Pei Cobb Freed & Partners: Grand Louvre
Relevant Publications
- Grands Travaux, Connaissance des Arts, Paris (France); pp. 18-27
- Le grand Louvre, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281190749, 1993
- La structure sous pyramide du Grand Louvre ou un cas unique de techniques d'ouvrage d'art pour une oeuvre d'art, in "Travaux", March 1988, n. 630
- L'Egypte à Paris, Action artistique de la Ville de Paris, Paris (France), ISBN 2-905-118-96-2, 1998
- La pyramide à travers les âges art et religions, Presses de l'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 2859781668, 1991
- 100 Monuments du XXe Siècle, Editions France Loisirs, Paris (France), ISBN 2744134961, 2000; pp. 192-193
- I. M. Pei (1st edition), Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 0810937093, 1990; pp. 228-261
- Le grand Louvre, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191109, 1999
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000295 |
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| Created: | 21/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |