Arte e Cultura
Lafarge Concrete is the Perfect Match for Architectural Daring at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France
Lafarge has worked in close partnership with the architects to supply the most appropriate materials for the structure, hailed as the most significant museum expansion project since the Louvre's great Pyramid.
Lafarge's ceo Mr Bruno Lafont comments:
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Concrete as the material of choice
Concrete has been used throughout this project, in perfect harmony with the stone of the Louvre.
Lafarge has enjoyed a close partnership with the Louvre for over 15 years and is a patron of this new wing.
Key figures
- months on site
- of concrete supplied
- a staircase long and 13 in volume
- of inner walls in black Agilia® concrete (equivalent to )
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