The area known as the nave is an iron and steel structure with stone walls and it is crowned by elegant glass vaults.
Glass dome roof paris.
A dome is a hemispherical structure usually forming a ceiling or roof.
Especially the ceiling dome stained glass works were fanastic surrounded by floors of various shops.
It is must to go it is one of paris landmark just like harrods in london and el corte engles in spain.
Glass dome of the galeries lafayette paris galeries lafayette is a famous department store in paris founded at the end of the 19th century.
Make your way to the rooftop terrace and you ll be rewarded with panoramic views of the paris skyline.
There is even a glass viewing platform to get great pictures.
Every year millions of shoppers visit its main store at the boulevard haussmann a ten story building crowned with a magnificent glass and iron dome.
Pei surrounded by three smaller pyramids in the main courtyard cour napoléon of the louvre palace palais du louvre in paris the large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the louvre museum completed in 1989 it has become a landmark of the city of paris.
This one is particularly special because you ll have a relatively close view of the palais garnier paris famous opera house.
Dome structures made of various materials have been used throughout history by several different civilizations.
Nice to have pictures of the beautiful colorful dome on top of the roof.
The louvre pyramid pyramide du louvre is a large glass and metal pyramid designed by chinese american architect i.
The inuit in the arctic created their igloos from.
There are two sections the main building with it galleries and fabulous stain glass domed roof is awesome and houses all the female stores.
The nave s glass roof constitutes the largest such structure in europe reaching a height of 45 metres 150 feet under its dome and spanning some 200 metres 650 feet in length.
In the ancient near east domes were made as tombs of solid mounds.
At the heart of the nave is the great staircase.
Behold the most magical of the glass domes of paris it doesn t end there.
No trip to paris was complete without a days shopping and galeries lafayette ticks all the boxes for a super experience.