Open to public since 1987, this original building combines the latest technology and techniques with traditional arab architecture.
The southern façade is decorated with a translucent ornament of steel reminding the moucharabiehs.
This geometric pattern is made of 240 diaphragms opening or closing according to the sun, thanks to a light-cell, to let in enough light without harming art pieces exhibited.The museum It exhibits large collection from its founding countries. Ceramics, ancient costumes, valuable parchments, bas-reliefs, white-marble statues, astrolabes (astronomical instrument) and jewellery are all brought alive by the guides. These objects retrace the history of Arab-Islamic civilization.

Exhibitions
Visitors can peruse the treasures on display at their ease in a unique atmosphere of half-light and intimacy.
The library has over fifty thousand works and a thousand two hundred periodicals in French and Arabic, and also in German, English, Spanish or Italian. Readers are free to help themselves from the shelves. Those who prefer to make their discoveries through images and music can go down to the audio-visual center.
Designed by Jean Nouvel.

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Never seen anything like that before!!! 9,5/10 :bow:

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9.5/10 hidden among beauty.

9/10 a lot of creativity, the only building that could use the ancient islamic art and still looks very modern

^^ True, this has to be one of the best looking modern buildings with islamic architecture :)

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i don't like it specially

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9, the best example of what would be modern islamic architecture.

8.5 very interesting cladding

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Hmmm... Not ordinary, but also not very special. Though I really like it.

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9,5/10 a good Jean Nouvel's

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let's bring this Nouvel's masterpiece back to surface :D

9/10 so nice low rise

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from far away, doesn't look that great but when you get close you see those especial details, wich is why it makes it especial 9/10

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Jean Nouvel RULES :) 9.5

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9/10. Wow, a building that actually reacts to its environment...

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10!!!:cheers:

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A tangible example of what should be contemporary architecture from the magnificent world of mister Nouvel. An excellent and brilliant building!!!

9. the windows are stunning!

5/10, nothing special

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not bad

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9. Very good. Regards.

3/10 not so good

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Jean Nouvel, I think it's one of the best architecture and this building is just a sample of how you can combine tradition with high technology.

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