Already, the museum has capped daily attendance at 30,000 people, who mostly enter via the Louvre Pyramid, a glass-and-steel structure designed by the architect I.M. Pei in the 1980s, during the ...

It welcomes almost 9 million visitors every year, with daily attendance capped at 30,000 people. The entrance to the building—I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid—was designed to accommodate just half of the ...

The entrance to the building—I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid—was designed to accommodate just half of the visitors it currently does. To alleviate that issue, a new entrance will be created at ...

Visitors are seen walking past the Louvre Pyramid designed by I M Pei at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. The Louvre Museum was named the "world's most visited art museum" in ...

The Louvre’s last overhaul took place in the 1980s, when the iconic, and controversial at the time, glass pyramid at its entrance was unveiled. Macron said the expansion will allow the Mona Lisa ...

French kings used to grumble that the Louvre was ramshackle and overcrowded before Louis XIV moved the royal residence to a ...