When it was first announced in 1984, I. M. Pei's project to build a glass Pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre was considered surprising. Twenty years after its inauguration, the Pyramid has become a symbol of the Louvre Museum and, indeed, of Paris : more than eight million visitors pass through it every year.
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Model | 9783791343419 |
Artist | I. M. Pei |
Publisher | Musée du Louvre éditions / Prestel |
Format | Ouvrage broché |
Number of pages | 95 |
Language | Français/Anglais |
Dimensions | 280 x 220 |
Published | 09/03/2009 |
This book, with a preface by I. M. Pei, retraces the origins of the project and presents its realization with a number of previously unpublished sketches by the lead design architect working with Pei at the time, Yann Weymouth.
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