| Carrousel du Louvre | |
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The inverted pyramid skylight, near the entrance to the Louvre |
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Location within France Paris
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| Alternative names | Le Carrousel |
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping mall |
| Location | Paris, France |
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| Inaugurated | 15 octobre 1993 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 10 200 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Unibail-Rodamco |
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| Number of stores | more than 35 |
| Parking | 615 spaces |
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| Official website | |
The Carousel du Louvre is an underground shopping mall in Paris, France. The name refers to two nearby sites, the Louvre museum and the Place du Carrousel. The mall contains a famous skylight, the La Pyramide Inversée (the inverted pyramid), which plays an important role in the best-selling book The Da Vinci Code.
The shopping mall is located at 99 Rue de Rivoli in the 1st arrondissement. The mall is located near the Tuileries Gardens, the Comédie-Française, the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre. The nearest metro stop is Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre (Line 1).
The mall is 10,200 square meters. It was opened in October 1993. Major retail tenants include Virgin Megastore, Sephora, Esprit, the first Apple Store in France, Plaisirs de Paris, Swarovski, Perigot, Le Tanneur, and Fossil.
The mall includes a food court, Restaurants du Monde, containing several restaurants including a controversial McDonalds. The mall includes a convention center and exhibition hall.
The shopping mall contains one of the few entrances to the Louvre museum.