What was the controversy about the pyramid in front of the Louvre built by Beluming at that time?

I.M. Pei's pyramid proposal caused an uproar in France at that time. At that time, public opinion generally believed that putting a "neither fish nor fowl" pyramid in front of the classical palace building was simply a blasphemy to aesthetics. However, this avant-garde building full of neo-modernist style was successfully completed on 1989 under the exclusive discussion of Mitterrand.

The pyramids were still spurned by the citizens of Paris in the first few years after their completion. But around the tenth year-just like the inversion of the Eiffel Tower-the Louvre pyramid began to "turn the ugly duckling into a swan" in the hearts of Parisians.

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I.M. Pei designed and built the glass pyramid. In his design, he did not borrow the pyramid shape of ancient Egypt, but used ordinary geometric shapes. The pyramids not only have a small surface area, but also reflect the changing sky in Paris and provide good lighting for underground facilities. He creatively solved a series of problems in transforming the ancient palace into a modern art museum, and achieved great success and enjoyed a world-renowned reputation.

This building, as Bayes said, "predicts the future and makes the Louvre perfect."

The glass pyramid designed and built by I.M. Pei is 2 1 meter high and 34 meters wide at the bottom, standing in the middle of the courtyard. Its four sides are composed of 603 diamond-shaped glasses. The total plane area is about 1000 square meters. The total weight of the tower is 200 tons, of which the net weight of glass is 105 tons and the metal support is only 95 tons.

In other words, the load of the bracket exceeds its own weight. Therefore, experts believe that this glass pyramid is not only a masterpiece of modern artistic style, but also a unique attempt to use modern science and technology.

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