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Louvre’s Islamic art building is ready to fly

Euro-Islam12 years ago03 mins

The Los Angeles Times – September 1, 2012 The Louvre’s new wing for the department of Islamic art undulates like molten gold. For the museum’s enlarged, 18,000-piece treasure trove of Islamic art, opening Sept. 22, architects Mario Bellini from Italy and Rudy Ricciotti from France used the latest in computer technology to create what…

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The Louvre Prepares to Open Islamic wing

Euro-Islam12 years ago02 mins

News Agencies – January 5, 2012 With a roof designed to look like a floating sheet of silk, a reference to the Islamic headscarf, a new wing of the Louvre housing Islamic art is nearing completion. The project to house the Paris museum’s well-regarded collection of Islamic objects was launched by former president Jacques Chirac…

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