The highly anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi might not be fully complete yet, but it’s still managing to impress us after the museum hits a new milestone.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi’s impressive dome structure, which boasts eight layers of cladding consisting of 7,850 star-shaped pieces of aluminium and stainless steel of various sizes and angles has now been fitted with 4,500 tube lights. The result? A magnificent shining example of modern architecture, literally.
The new lighting system will be a permanent feature in the museum’s dome with the brightness level designed to be controlled and adjusted, according to the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC).
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Ali Majed Al Mansouri, chairman of the board at TDIC, said: “We are pleased to announce the completion of this milestone in time to welcome and celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan. This achievement also offers members of the public an opportunity to witness the great strides taken in the museum’s construction and observe the dome’s intricate cladding pattern, giving them a hint of the wonder they will experience once Louvre Abu Dhabi is officially opened.”
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What You Need To Know About The Louvre Abu Dhabi
It sits on an island called Saadiyat.
It will be housed in the Cultural District designed by Pritzker Prize winners. It will be neighbours to the Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Louvre Abu Dhabi will offer a global vision of history of world art.
US$525 million was paid by Abu Dhabi to be associated with the Louvre name.
A timelapse inside the Louvre Abu Dhabi structure
The Louvre Abu Dhabi by day
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