| Perugino: ; ; ; with Ingegno ; ;• The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the | " In fact, according to Pei's office, Mitterrand never specified the number of panes |
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| 5 million visitors a year, the pyramid proved inadequate by the time the Louvre's attendance had doubled in 2014 | One writer on esoteric architecture asserted that "the pyramid is dedicated to a power described as the Beast in the Book of Revelation |
The number 666 was also mentioned in various newspapers.
| La Tour: ; ; ; ;• Retrieved 13 August 2012 — via artdesigncafe | The story of the 666 panes originated in the 1980s, when the official brochure published during construction cited this number twice |
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| Precursor at the Louvre [ ] In 1839, according to one newspaper account, in ceremonies commemorating the ", "The tombs of the Louvre were covered with black hangings and adorned with tricolored flags | The Glazing manufucturer, Saint-Gobain, states that there are "675 lozenges and 118 triangles," making 793 total glass panes , Saint Gobain website |
[ ] Visitors entering through the pyramid descend into the spacious lobby then ascend into the main Louvre buildings.
2| The pyramid structure was initially designed by Pei in late 1983 and presented to the public in early 1984 | Simons, Marlise 28 March 1993 |
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| Completed in 1988 as part of the broader project, it has become a landmark of the city of | In front and in the middle was erected an expiatory monument of a pyramidal shape, and surmounted by a funeral vase |
Pei's other glass pyramids [ ] The same year the Louvre Pyramid opened, Pei included large glass pyramids on the roofs of the he designed in Westchester County, New York.
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