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 , surrounded by three smaller pyramids.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 690 metres west of Louvre Pyramid.

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The is a triumphal arch in , located in the . It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. is situated 230 metres west of Louvre Pyramid.

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The is a public square in the , located at the open end of the courtyard of the Louvre Palace, a space occupied, prior to 1883, by the Tuileries Palace. is situated 150 metres northwest of Louvre Pyramid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Quarter
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Les Halles was 's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Louvre Pyramid

Latitude
48.86101° or 48° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.33586° or 2° 20′ 9″ east
Inception
1989
Levels
4
Height
22 metres (71 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V86P+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375076234
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q13397
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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”
  • 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”
  • 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: “Piramide del Louvre”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide del Louvre”
  • Spanish: “Piramide del Museo del Louvre”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide del Museo del Louvre”
  • Spanish: “Piramide Pei”
  • 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”

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