Photo: Louvre Geometry

"La Musee du Louvre" in Paris is the world's most famous and most visited art gallery. The modern glass pyramid structure that houses the main entrance to the museum was designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei. When the pyramid was first erected, some controversy arose because the public felt that its futuristic style contrasted with the classical architecture of the rest of the museum. It eventually became accepted as a statement of merging the old with the new.