View from inside the Louvre Pyramid with the geometric glass and steel structure
2013
07/15
NIKON D800, 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @
f/8.0 39/12500,
ISO 100
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This perspective from inside the Louvre Pyramid reveals the extraordinary geometric structure designed by Ieoh Ming Pei. The grid of steel beams and glass panels creates a geometric lattice through which the historic Louvre palace can be glimpsed. An escalator leads visitors from the underground level towards the exit, allowing close appreciation of the structure's engineering. The pyramid, composed of 603 diamond-shaped glass panels and 70 triangular ones, serves as the main entrance to the museum. Natural light filters through the glass, illuminating the vast atrium below that provides access to the museum's three wings: Denon, Richelieu, and Sully.