Scenes from the Louvre Abu Dhabi construction site on July 10, 2013, the first day of the year’s holy month of Ramadan, at the site’s location on Saadiyat Island. Silvia Razgova / The National
The opening next year of the Louvre Abu Dhabi is set to be the most talked-about event in the world cultural calendar. Silvia Razgova / The National
A view of the Louvre Abu Dhabi dome in late September as workers prepare to lift the very last so-called supersized element – number 85 – into place. Silvia Razgova / The National
The Louvre Abu Dhabi construction site on Saadiyat Island. Silvia Razgova / The National
An oversized crane gets prepared for installation of a supersized element, the first piece of the steel dome of Louvre Abu Dhabi. The element weighs about 41 tonnes and will rest on its sphere-shaped bearings nestled in bearing plates atop temporary towers. Silvia Razgova / The National
Men work on creating a work platform, high in the air, just beneath the iconic dome structure at the Louvre Abu Dhabi construction site on Saadiyat Island in March. Silvia Razgova / The National
Just how much has been accomplished can be seen in a new exhibition now open at the Volvo Ocean Race village on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Breakwater. Silvia Razgova / The National
Human and metal sinew are crucial to the construction and success of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rods are part of the foundation that will carry one of the dome support towers. Silvia Razgova / The National
