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"),
Louvre – Rivoli (Paris Métro) were decorated with replicas of ancient art from the Louvre Museum. It was the first metro station to become culturally decorated. As of April, 2014, the station's platforms are being renovated. Louvre – Rivoli (Paris Métro) Louvre – Rivoli is a station on Paris Métro Line 1. It is near the Louvre and Rue de Rivoli. The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900, under the name Louvre. It was given its current name in