The Louvre Abu Dhabi is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 24,000-square-meter (260,000-square-foot) structure has a "floating dome" design made of 7,850 aluminium stars of varying sizes, which tessellate over eight layers to create a perforated roof that allows sunlight through to the spaces below. It uses the Louvre name through an agreement with France and has a stated intent to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western art.—24.533289°, 54.397739°
The Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 24,000-square-meter (260,000-square-foot) structure has a "floating dome" design made of 7,850 aluminium stars of varying sizes, which tessellate over eight layers to create a perforated roof that allows sunlight through to the spaces below. It uses the Louvre name through an agreement with France and has a stated intent to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western art.—24.533289°, 54.397739°