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Carrousel du Louvre

The Carrousel du Louvre is an underground shopping mall in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, managed by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The name refers to two nearby sites, the Louvre museum and the Place du Carrousel. The mall contains a famous skylight, La Pyramide Inversée, which plays an important role in the best-selling 2003 book The Da Vinci Code.

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1993

1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris, France

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