21.64 m
Proportions require correction
Axis ratio exceeds the hard publication limit.
Louvre Pyramid (Current)
The main Louvre Pyramid is shown alone in its current permanent glass-and-metal form, excluding the palace, pools, smaller pyramids and visitors. Saint-Gobain gives its precise square base as 35.24 m per side and its apex height as 21.64 m.
Dimensions
- Height
- 21.64 m
- Length
- 35.24 m
- Width
- 35.24 m
- Weight
- 200 t
Quick facts
- Height
- 21.64 m
- Base side
- 35.24 m
- Steel structure
- 95 t
- Glazed aluminium frame
- 105 t
- Inaugurated
- 29 March 1989
Louvre Pyramid (Current) · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The façade contour uses Saint-Gobain's precise 35.24 m by 21.64 m contract; Louvre's 35 × 21 m figures are rounded.