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Louvre Pyramid

Louvre Museum opened on August 10, 1793, with a modest but priceless collection of 537 paintings, with most of the works being from the royal collection or conf...
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Louvre Museum opened on August 10, 1793, with a modest but priceless collection of 537 paintings, with most of the works being from the royal collection or confiscated church property. In 1981, then-French President Francois Mitterrand proposed the Grand Louvre plan, which called for relocating the France Ministry that was housed in the Louvre and subsequently renovating the museum. As a part of the plan, I.M. Pei was tasked with constructing the glass pyramid in the Louvre's central Cour Napolé
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