the pyramid in front of the louvre was built and completed in 1989.
when was the pyramid in front of the louvre built?
completed in 1989
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the louvre pyramid (pyramide du louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid designed by chinese-american architect i. m. pei, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (cour napoléon) of the louvre palace (palais du louvre) in paris. the large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the louvre museum. completed in 1989, it has become a landmark of the city of paris.





























section::::design and construction.
louvre pyramid
when he declared himself emperor in 1852, napoleon iii moved his residence from the élysée palace to the tuileries palace, where his uncle napoleon i had lived, adjoining the louvre. he continued the construction of the louvre, following the grand design of henry iv; he built the pavillon richelieu (1857), the guichets of the louvre (1867), and rebuilt the pavillon de flore; he broke with the neo-classicism of the wings of the louvre built by louis xiv; the new constructions were perfectly in harmony with the renaissance wings.
architecture of paris