This may come as a surprise: the Louvre Abu Dhabi is a subtle piece of architecture. In a booming city whose population has tripled in the last 20 years, where surreal landscapes mix with improbable towers, this museum has been over a decade in the making and is reputed to have a total price tag of over $1 billion. Its opening was attended by the Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and President Emmanuel Macron of France. So one might expect a bit more of a spectacle. And while there are spectacular moments, this is a work that reveals itself slowly.
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