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ID: 700008629 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008629 | Record Type: Movable Work |
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Louvre Pyramid (entrance; I. M. Pei, architect; commissioned 1984, completed i...) | |
Note: Large glass and metal pyramidal shaped entrance, surrounded by three smaller pyramids in the main courtyard, Cour Napoléon. Constructed primarily of glass segments, reaches a height of 21.6 meters. | |
Titles: |
Louvre Pyramid (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U) |
Pyramide du Louvre (C,U,French-P,U,U) |
Le Grand Louvre (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
Pyramids: Entrance to the Louvre (C,U,DE,English,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
entrance [300002776] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <openings and opening components>, openings (architectural elements), <openings by function>) |
architecture (preferred) |
Creation Date: commissioned 1984, completed in 1989 |
I. M. Pei, architect [preferred,VP] |
engineers Nicolet Chartrand Knoll, Ltd. (Canadian engineering firm, contemporary) [500372645] |
engineers Studio RFR (British-French architectural firm, contemporary) [500215694] |
architect Pei, I. M. (American architect, 1917-2019, born in China) [500029268] |
Locations: |
Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Address Note: 48.860854°N 2.335812°E |
Display Materials: glass and rigging |
glass (material) [300010797] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material) |
rigging (general supporting equipment) [300404770] | |
.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by process>, supporting equipment) |
Dimensions: pyramidal shape: height 21.6 meters (71 ft), base sides of 34 meters (112 ft), footprint surface area of 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft); comprises 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments |
architecture (preferred) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Built Works |
.......... Built Works by class: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings |
............... Louvre Palace |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Louvre Pyramid | ........ [VP] |
........ Louvre Museum (2016-) | |
........ Grove Art Online (2008-) | |
Pyramide du Louvre | ........ [VP] |
........ Louvre Museum (2016-) | |
Le Grand Louvre | ........ [VP] |
........ Musée du Louvre [online] (2000-) | |
Pyramids: Entrance to the Louvre | ........ [VP] |
........ Louvre Museum (2016-) | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Louvre Museum (2016-) | |
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