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Grand Louvre

The Grand Louvre was a decade-long project initiated by French President François Mitterrand in 1981 which expanded and remodelled the Louvre – both the building and the museum – by moving the French Finance Ministry, which had been located in the Louvre's northern wing since 1871, to a different location. The centerpiece of the Grand Louvre is the Louvre Pyramid designed by Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei, whi…

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1981

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

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Grand Louvre in 1st arrondissement of Paris, France

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Project initiated by François Mitterrand in 1981

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I. M. Pei

1917-2019 · New York, New York, United States

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Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect.

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I. M. Pei & Partners

practice · New York, New York, United States

Role: designer

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