Institute du Monde Arabe or Arab World Institute is one of the most celebrated museums and attractions of Paris. This cultural center of Paris is marked for its architectural excellence. The location of Institute du Monde Arabe is in central Paris, very near to the Church of Notre Dame. The construction of this institute was propounded by the French President during the 1980s. The aim behind building this structure was to nurture knowledge of the Arab culture involving modern technologies of arts and sciences. The Institute mainly promotes the cooperation of cultural and spiritual interchanges between the Arab World and France. The offices of the museum mainly stresses on the areas of science and technology and maintains an excellent documentation of both the cultures.
The Arab World Institute features well maintained exhibition galleries, library, a museum, a large hall with 300 seats and a restaurant. The visitors can access the car parking lot. The glass and steel stairs give a
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sophisticated look to the interior. There is a magnificent south-facing garden courtyard wall. The architecture of Institute du Monde Arabe was planned by the French architect Jean Nouvel. He introduced an ocular device consisting of numerous and distinguished shapes of metallic midriffs set in perforated metal borders. These midriffs function like a camera lens to minimize the sun's penetration into the interior of the museum. Thus the entire effect of these forms is like a massive Islamic pierced shield. The brilliant architecture is admired by the visitors ever since its construction in 1988.
The joining of the curving wall in the north facing the Seine River and the rectilinear block facing the the university building and the open plaza takes the shape of a sharp cleft, which is also deep. Tourists can avail metro line 7 or 10 to Jussieu, to reach this museum. This construction is mainly notable for its archives and splendid architecture. The institute is open regularly between 10 am and 6 pm, except on Monday.
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