glass pyramid
See-through pointed monument
A glass pyramid is a pyramid-shaped structure made of glass, typically architectural.
The most famous is the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, a modernist entrance to the museum completed in 1989.
Glass pyramids appear in other contexts—as skylights, decorative objects, or New Age items believed to focus energy: She placed a small glass pyramid on her desk.
- LouvreParis art museum
- art museumInstitution displaying visual works
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
transparent · see through · architecture · museum · Paris · refraction · optical illusion · apex · triangular · geometric · skylight · modern · I.M. Pei · modern architecture · reflection · light and shadow · natural light · sunlight
- LouvreMona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, I. M. Pei, Code of Hammurabi
- pointed structurescone, spire, pinnacle, obelisk
- museum architectureatrium, entrance hall, exhibition hall, exhibition spaces, facade
- glass enclosuresterrarium, greenhouse, vivarium, bell jar, display case
glass pyramidglass dome
Transparent curved enclosure
domed structure · glass sphere · rotunda · geodesic dome · vaulted ceiling
glass pyramidGreat Pyramid of Giza
Massive ancient Egyptian tomb
medieval cathedral · ziggurat · medieval fortress · Gothic cathedral
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