What is the pyramid's main job?

Main entrance and lighting the hall below

Where is the inverted pyramid?

In the Carrousel du Louvre shopping area

Louvre Pyramid Quiz: I. M. Pei's Glass Entrance in Paris

This Louvre Pyramid quiz steps into the courtyard where modern glass meets a royal palace in Paris. Play 10 interactive questions on I. M. Pei, President Mitterrand's Grand Louvre plan, the 1989 opening, the number of glass panes, early controversy, the entrance hall below, the inverted pyramid and the Da Vinci Code.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Architect
Who designed the Louvre Pyramid?
President
Which French president backed the project?
Open
When did the pyramid open to the public?
Purpose
What is the pyramid's main job?
Material
What is it made of?
Panes
About how many glass panes does it have?
Height
About how tall is the pyramid?
Reaction
How did many Parisians first react?
Inverted
Where is the inverted pyramid?
Book
Which novel made the inverted pyramid famous?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who designed the Louvre Pyramid?
Answer: I. M. Pei
He was a Chinese-American architect.
Q2: Which French president backed the project?
Answer: Francois Mitterrand
It was part of the Grand Louvre plan.
Q3: When did the pyramid open to the public?
Answer: 1989
It marked a new entrance.
Q4: What is the pyramid's main job?
Answer: Main entrance and lighting the hall below
Visitors descend underneath.
Q5: What is it made of?
Answer: Glass and metal
It is very transparent.
Q6: About how many glass panes does it have?
Answer: 673
A myth claims 666.
Q7: About how tall is the pyramid?
Answer: About 21 meters
It is smaller than it looks in photos.
Q8: How did many Parisians first react?
Answer: With strong criticism
Today it is beloved.
Q9: Where is the inverted pyramid?
Answer: In the Carrousel du Louvre shopping area
It points down into the floor.
Q10: Which novel made the inverted pyramid famous?
Answer: The Da Vinci Code
It appears at the story's end.

Louvre Pyramid Quiz – I. M. Pei's Glass Entrance in Paris

The Louvre Pyramid was designed by architect I. M. Pei as part of President Francois Mitterrand's Grand Louvre project. It opened in 1989 in the Cour Napoleon as the museum's main entrance.

The glass and metal pyramid is about 21 meters tall and brings daylight into the large hall below, where visitors reach the galleries. It has 673 panes of glass, despite a popular myth claiming 666.

Many Parisians first criticized the modern design beside the old palace, but it became a beloved symbol. A smaller inverted pyramid lights the Carrousel du Louvre and plays a role in The Da Vinci Code.

What This Quiz Teaches

Architecture fans will enjoy these questions.

Who designed it
Why it was built
What it is made of
How people reacted
What lies beneath

Did You Know?

Smaller pyramids surround the main one.
Fountains and pools reflect it at night.
The Louvre is the world's most visited museum.
Pei also designed buildings in Hong Kong and Washington.
Cleaning the glass requires special equipment.