1989 · Paris, France

Louvre Pyramid

The 1989 glass-pyramid entrance to the Louvre contrasts modern geometry with a historic palace court.

A device that brings light and orientation to the underground hall also became a landmark.

After intense early debate, it became an established image of Paris.

It is a successful civic example of I. M. Pei’s clear, legible geometry.

Modernism

Architect I. M. Pei

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