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Louvre Pyramid

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The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal entrance structure and skylight in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, designed by the architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989 as part of the Grand Louvre renovation project. It serves as the principal entrance to the Louvre Museum, lighting the underground visitor hall below while preserving sightlines to the surrounding palace, and it is surrounded by three smaller companion pyramids that serve as lightwells.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Pyramid 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
1st arrondissement of Paris, France 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1989 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Pyramid 2
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Pyramid, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Louvre Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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1. Louvre Pyramid (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal entrance structure and skylight in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris, designed by the architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989 as part of the Grand Louvre renovation project. It serves as the principal entrance to the Louvre Museum, lighting the underground visitor hall below while preserving sightlines to the surrounding palace, and it is surrounded by three smaller companion pyramids that serve as lightwells.
  • Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia lead
    The Louvre Pyramid (French: Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I.
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2. Louvre Pyramid (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1989)
    Wikidata item Q13397, property P1619: 1989
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Pyramid)
    Wikidata item Q13397, instance of (P31): pyramid
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
    Wikidata item Q13397, property P131/P17 (location): 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
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