The Islamic Art in the Louvre Museum in Paris The Louvre's new
Arts of Islam gallery Figure 1: Two views of the shimmering
glass wave hanging over La Cour Visconti and resembling a cloud
or a flying carpet; this giant glass Muslim headscarf "blown in
by the wind" at the heart of Paris is part of the architectural
project of the new wing. (Source). The first stone was laid on
July 16, 2008 at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the
first major modern architectural addition to the museum since
its glass pyramid in the 1980s. French President Nicolas Sarkozy
and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, a major donor for
the project, took part in the ceremony to start work on the
addition, which includes a shimmering glass wave hanging over a
19th-century courtyard, La Cour Visconti. The project's
architects say it resembles a flying Muslim scarfhead, a cloud
or a flying carpet. The wing is scheduled to open in 2010.
Afther the completion of the enlargement works, the total
surface of the Department of Isla