The Glass Pyramids by I.M. Pei 1984 
In 1984 the French president Francois Mitterrand commissioned I.M. Pei to design a structure that would serve as the entrance for the Louvre in Paris, France. I.M. Pei created the Glass Pyramids; a structure constructed entirely with reflective glass panels. The main pyramid stands 71 feet tall and it is made up of over 630 glass segments. There are other smaller pyramids that function as skylights for the underground lobby to the museum.
The construction of the pyramids generated a considerable controversy because many people felt it the ultra-modern structure looked out of place or completed with the classical architecture of the Louvre. While others appreciated the contrasting architectural styles and thought it was a successful merge between the old and the new, the classic with the modern.
"The solid is for the dead, but the transparent is for the living."
In 1984 the French president Francois Mitterrand commissioned I.M. Pei to design a structure that would serve as the entrance for the Louvre in Paris, France. I.M. Pei created the Glass Pyramids; a structure constructed entirely with reflective glass panels. The main pyramid stands 71 feet tall and it is made up of over 630 glass segments. There are other smaller pyramids that function as skylights for the underground lobby to the museum.The construction of the pyramids generated a considerable controversy because many people felt it the ultra-modern structure looked out of place or completed with the classical architecture of the Louvre. While others appreciated the contrasting architectural styles and thought it was a successful merge between the old and the new, the classic with the modern.
"The solid is for the dead, but the transparent is for the living."- I.M. Pei
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