Shown here are several of the 63 supersized elements already in place and which will support a canopy twice the length of a football pitch when the museum opens in 2015. Putting it all together is a team of 800 workers and two of the world's biggest mobile cranes. Silvia Razgova / The National
Shown here are several of the 63 supersized elements already in place and which will support a canopy twice the length of a football pitch when the museum opens in 2015. Putting it all together is a team of 800 workers and two of the world's biggest mobile cranes. Silvia Razgova / The National
Shown here are several of the 63 supersized elements already in place and which will support a canopy twice the length of a football pitch when the museum opens in 2015. Putting it all together is a team of 800 workers and two of the world's biggest mobile cranes. Silvia Razgova / The National
Shown here are several of the 63 supersized elements already in place and which will support a canopy twice the length of a football pitch when the museum opens in 2015. Putting it all together is a t

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Interactive: Raising the roof at Louvre Abu Dhabi

How do you build a dome from 400,000 pieces that together weigh more than the Eiffel Tower? The answer is found here, with our interactive guide that forms the latest part of our ground-breaking Making of a Museum Series and explains exactly how the roof for the new Louvre Abu Dhabi will be constructed.

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January 30, 2014

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How do you build a dome from 400,000 pieces that together weigh more than the Eiffel Tower? The answer is found here, with our interactive guide that forms the latest part of our ground-breaking Making of a Museum Series and explains exactly how the roof for the new Louvre Abu Dhabi will be constructed.

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