the pyramid was built at the louvre in 1984.
when was the pyramid built at the louvre?
1984
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monumental in scope and public in purpose, the best-known of the "grands projets" is the i. m. pei redesign and expansion plan of the musée du louvre, adding an entrance within the louvre pyramid, commissioned by mitterrand in 1984. mitterrand insisted on personally inspecting the materials that were used during the construction of the louvre pyramid, from its glass panels to its steel girders, something which struck the architect as unusual at his degree of interest.





























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grands projets of françois mitterrand
the pyramid at meidum is thought to be just the second pyramid built after djoser's and may have been originally built for huni, the last pharaoh of the third dynasty, and continued by sneferu. the architect was a successor to the famous imhotep, the inventor of the stone built pyramid. the collapse of the pyramid is likely due to the modifications made to imhotep's pyramid design as well as the decisions taken twice during construction to extend the pyramid. because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called "el-heram el-kaddaab" — ("pseudo pyramid") in egyptian arabic.
meidum