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Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors

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Video. Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors

Updated: 07/11/2017 - 13:05 GMT+1

It's taken ten years but the Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open. It sits under a honeycombed dome of eight layers of Arab-style geometric shapes and draws in the lapping waters of the Persian Gulf.

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