Louvre Pyramid
The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three smaller pyramids of the same style which also serve as lightwells.
- Tourist attraction
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1989
- …stands 22 metres (71 feet) tall
- …has 4 floors
- …has a pyramidal roof
- Description: glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orsay Museum and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.
Orsay Museum
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. Orsay Museum is situated 690 metres west of Louvre Pyramid.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is situated 230 metres west of Louvre Pyramid.
Place du Carrousel
The Place du Carrousel is a public square in the… Place du Carrousel is situated 230 metres west of Louvre Pyramid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
Quartier des Halles
The Quartier des Halles is the second administrative…
Louvre Pyramid
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Latitude
48.86101° or 48° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.33585° or 2° 20′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FW4V86P+C8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Louvre Pyramid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هرم اللوفر”
- Armenian: “Լուվրի բուրգ”
- Azerbaijani: “Luvr Piramidası”
- Bashkir: “Лувр пирамидаһы”
- Basque: “Louvreko piramidea”
- Belarusian: “Піраміда Луўра”
- Bengali: “ল্যুভর পিরামিড”
- Bosnian: “Piramida muzeja Louvre”
- Catalan: “Piràmide del Louvre”
- Chinese: “卢浮宫金字塔”
- Chinese: “羅浮宮金字塔”
- Czech: “Pyramida v Louvru”
- Danish: “Pyramide du Louvre”
- Dutch: “Piramide van het Louvre”
- Esperanto: “Piramido de Luvro”
- Estonian: “Louvre’i püramiid”
- Finnish: “Louvren pyramidi”
- French: “Pyramide de Pei”
- French: “Pyramide de verre du Louvre”
- French: “Pyramide du Louvre”
- Georgian: “ლუვრის პირამიდა”
- German: “Glaspyramide im Innenhof des Louvre”
- German: “Pyramide im Louvre”
- Greek: “Πυραμίδα Λούβρου”
- Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Λούβρου”
- Hebrew: “פירמידת מוזיאון הלובר”
- Hungarian: “A Louvre üvegpiramisa”
- Indonesian: “Piramida Louvre”
- Italian: “Piramide del Louvre”
- Japanese: “ルーヴル・ピラミッド”
- Japanese: “ルーヴル美術館のピラミッド”
- Javanese: “Piramida Louvre”
- Korean: “루브르 피라미드”
- Lithuanian: “Luvro piramidė”
- Macedonian: “Луврска пирамида”
- Malay: “Piramid Louvre”
- Persian: “هرم لوور”
- Polish: “Piramida Luwru”
- Portuguese: “Pirâmide do Louvre”
- Russian: “Пирамида Лувра”
- Serbian: “Пирамида Лувра”
- Slovak: “Pyramide du Louvre”
- Slovenian: “Louvrska piramida”
- Spanish: “Pirámide del Louvre”
- Spanish: “Pirámide del Museo del Louvre”
- Spanish: “Pirámide Pei”
- Swedish: “Louvrepyramiden”
- Thai: “พีระมิดลูฟวร์”
- Turkish: “Louvre Piramidi”
- Ukrainian: “Піраміда Лувра”
- Ukrainian: “Піраміда Лувру”
- Urdu: “لووغ اہرام”
- Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp kính Louvre”
- Western Armenian: “Լուվրի բուրգ”
- Yue Chinese: “羅浮宮金字塔”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Café Marly and Le Café Richelieu.
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