Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Rain of Light roof - in pictures

2. Sorting the profiles.

3. Fabricating the stars.

4. Fabricating the stars.

5. Inserting the gaskets.

6. Inserting the stainless steel and rubber gaskets.

7. Preparing the stars for transport to the Louvre Abu Dhabi site.

8. Lowering the top layers into place.

9. The net that allows the top layers to be fitted.

10. The cladding in place on the roof of Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Nick Leech

7,850 stars will join together to form the eight layers of cladding that will envelop Louvre Abu Dhabi’s flying-saucer-shaped canopy, the 5,000-tonne steel structure that was lowered into its final resting place in December. Here’s the process of how these stars align. All photos by Silvia Razgova / The National

Updated: February 12, 2015, 12:00 AM