{"id":1870,"date":"2025-05-12T05:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:26:26","slug":"the-glass-pyramid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-glass-pyramid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glass Pyramid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei<\/em>
\nby Jeanne Walker Harvey (Author) and Khoa Le (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> In 1981, I. M. Pei was on a mission. A successful architect known for his modern designs, Pei was asked by the French president to redesign the Louvre Museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa<\/em> and now famous for the glass pyramid at its center. At the time, the Louvre had many problems and no pyramid.<\/p>\n

Pei faced many obstacles, including discrimination because he was Chinese American. Determined to succeed and make the Louvre a welcome place for all, Pei worked hard\u2014and sometimes in secret. This is the story of a visionary who worked patiently and persistently to solve problems and achieve his goals: to plant and grow a glass pyramid. <\/p>\n

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The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Author) and Khoa Le (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: In 1981, I. M. Pei was on a mission. A successful architect known for his modern designs, Pei was asked by the French president to redesign the … <\/p>\n

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