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Chapter 3

           Noteventhemillionsquarefeetofopenplazabetweenthemuseumwingscouldchallengethemajestyofthefacade’sbreadth.LangdonhadoncewalkedtheLouvre’sentireperimeter,anastonishingthree-milejourney.

           Despitetheestimatedfivedaysitwouldtakeavisitortoproperlyappreciatethe65,300piecesofartinthisbuilding,mosttouristschoseanabbreviatedexperienceLangdonreferredtoas“LouvreLite”afullsprintthroughthemuseumtoseethethreemostfamousobjects:theMonaLisa,VenusdeMilo,andWingedVictory.ArtBuchwaldhadonceboastedhe’dseenallthreemasterpiecesinfiveminutesandfifty-sixseconds.

           Thedriverpulledoutahandheldwalkie-talkieandspokeinrapid-fireFrench.«MonsieurLangdonestarrivé.Deuxminutes.»

           Anindecipherableconfirmationcamecracklingback.

           Theagentstowedthedevice,turningnowtoLangdon.«Youwillmeetthecapitaineatthemainentrance.»

           Thedriverignoredthesignsprohibitingautotrafficontheplaza,revvedtheengine,andgunnedtheCitroënupoverthecurb.TheLouvre’smainentrancewasvisiblenow,risingboldlyinthedistance,encircledbyseventriangularpoolsfromwhichspoutedilluminatedfountains.

           LaPyramide.

           ThenewentrancetotheParisLouvrehadbecomealmostasfamousasthemuseumitself.Thecontroversial,neomodernglasspyramiddesignedbyChinese-bornAmericanarchitectI.M.PeistillevokedscornfromtraditionalistswhofeltitdestroyedthedignityoftheRenaissancecourtyard.

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