Unit8 new ideas, new architecture.pptVIP

You are going to hear an introduction of Palais du Louvre and Louvre Pyramid. Complete the following facts. The Palais du Louvre: Location: heart of Paris. Beginning year of construction: 1527 Time when first used as a public art gallery: 1793 Designer: Ieoh Ming Pei Use: the main entrance to the Palais du Louvre Height: 21m Width: 33m Materials: steel tubes; cables; glass sheet Year of completion: 1988 1)????? transparency; light 2)????? shapes; beauty 3)????? contradictory; in dialogue; complement; 4) mistake; similar A. A speech by former U.S. president Bill Clinton on how to deal with glo