The art of construction: fischer secures the Louvre Abu Dhabi
22. November 2017
The first museum to bear the Louvre name outside France, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is itself a work of art, never mind the groundbreaking collection of 600 pieces showcased inside. Find out more about this extraordinary architectural structure and discover how fischer helped to secure the foundations. It’s being dubbed as the “the first universal museum in the Arab world”, sparkles in the sun, boasts its own island and offers a blend of Eastern and Western art. In November 2017, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors to the public for the first time amid general applause. Designed by award-winning French architect Jean Nouvel, the building’s structure is almost as spectacular as the famous artworks housed inside. Constructed in the shape of a low-lying silver dome with a 180-diameter span, it appears to float, seemingly weightless, and lies open to the air on all sides. Sunlight trickles in irregular shafts of light through an irregular web-patterned dome made out of aluminium and stainless steel. Underneath the metal latticework stand numerous white concrete cubes. 2208
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