Louvre Pyramid

Cour_Napoléon_at_night_-_Louvre.jpg

Name of Building

Louvre Pyramid

Town or City, Country where the building was originally established

Paris, France

Date the building was designed and/or first built

Project Announced: 1981
Structure completed: 1989

Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible

Architect: I. M. Pei

Culturally Specific Time Period

21st Century

Geo-Location

48°51'39"N 2°20'09"E

Materials

Metal
Glass

Size and/or Scale of Building

71 feet tall, 11,000 square feet

Architectural Type

Public

Formal Style

Modern Architecture

Image source

Image 1: Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Cour_Napoléon_at_night_-_Louvre.jpg)

Creative Commons or other copyright information

Image 1: Creative Commons

Student First and Last Name

Hannah Demory

Bibliographic references for the item

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid

Citation

Architect: I. M. Pei, “Louvre Pyramid,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/133.

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