Louvre Denon Wing, which borders the Seine to the south. In 1983, French President François Mitterrand proposed, as one of his Grands Projets, the Grand Louvre plan to renovate the building and relocate the Finance Ministry, allowing displays throughout the building. Architect I. M. Pei was awarded the project and proposed a glass pyramid to stand over a new entrance in the main court, the Cour Napoléon. The pyramid and its underground lobby were inaugurated on 15 October 1988 and the "Louvre Pyramid" was completed in 1989. The second phase of the Grand Louvre plan, "La Pyramide Inversée" ("The Inverted Pyramid"),
Structure of the Spanish Army in 1989 Structure of the Spanish Army in 1989 The Order of Battle of the Spanish Army in 1989 is given below. Notes: The units of the Parachute Infantry Brigade were drawn at first from the ranks of the Spanish Legion and therefore named ""Bandera"" (Flags) instead of "Battalion". By 1989 paratroopers of the brigade were directly recruited. The Legion Command oversaw the units of the Spanish Legion. Legion regiments are called ""Tercios"" and battalions ""Banderas"". Operationally Legion units were to be employed as combat reserves. The Special Operations Groups were Ranger type units that specialized in counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare tactics.