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Old 11-10-2008, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by icebox145 View Post
I'm aware that le Louvre is glass pyramid which is the entrance to a well known art gallery in France. Im curious if the pyramid's architecture was influenced by the egyptians at all. The shape itself was a symbol of power and wealth for the egyptains, but is their a reason for why a French architect chose to construct a pyramid in France?
Dude, didn't you see/read the DaVinci Code?
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