Louvre Abu Dhabi has attached 4,500 tube lights to the dome’s steel structure in time to welcome and celebrate the Holy month of Ramadan.
This permanent feature of the Jean Nouvel-designed museum is controlled by a lighting system that will allow the adjustment of the brightness level, Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) announced today.
His Excellency Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Board at TDIC, said: “This achievement also offers members of the public an opportunity to witness the great strides taken in the museum’s construction and observe the dome’s intricate cladding pattern, giving them a hint of the wonder they will experience once Louvre Abu Dhabi is officially opened.”
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s dome is comprised of eight layers of cladding – four outer and four inner, with the dome’s structure in between.
These layers consist of 7,850 star-shaped pieces of aluminium and stainless steel, of various sizes and angles – which results in a ‘Rain of Light’.