🎂 I. M. Pei, architect of the Louvre Pyramid (1917)
Where: Guangzhou, China
Nearby on the globe: Pearl River Tower → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: April 26
April 26, 1917: I. M. Pei, architect of the Louvre Pyramid. Architect I. M. Pei was born on this day in 1917 in Guangzhou, China. He studied architecture in the United States and designed buildings all over the world. His most famous work is the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre in Paris.
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- 1785 🌿 John James Audubon was born; he painted life-sized pictures of hundreds of North American birds in his giant book The Birds of America.
- 1954 🔬 The first big tests of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine began in Virginia, and more than a million children helped prove it could stop the disease.
- 1962 🚀 Britain's first satellite, Ariel 1, was launched to study the layer of charged air high above Earth, making the UK the third nation with a satellite.
🧠 Question of the day
What is Pei's most famous work?
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- The Louvre's glass pyramid
Show the answer
Answer: The Louvre's glass pyramid
🎂 Landmarks that opened on April 26
Questions
What happened on April 26?
April 26, 1917: I. M. Pei, architect of the Louvre Pyramid. It happened in Guangzhou, China.
Which landmarks opened on April 26?
Los Angeles City Hall (dedicated 1928).
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._M._Pei