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A member of the media walks past mosaics displayed, displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A member of the media walks past mosaics displayed, displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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Detail of a 4th century Ivory box made for the yougest son of the caliph Abd al-RahmanIII, displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A member of the media takes a snapshot of a 4th century Ivory box made for the youngest son of the caliph Abd al-RahmanIII, displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A 1st century BC bronze of Bes, and Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, is displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A member of the media takes snapshots of a ceramic tile wall displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A 2nd century Egyptian woman mask, bottom, and several 3rd century heads of women, top, are displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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Members of the media look at drawings of mosaics of the great Mosque of Damascus, displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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Members of the media watch mosaics displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A member of the media examines a ceramic tile wall displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris. The Louvre museum is unveiling its new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, and new dragon-fly shaped building marking the museum's greatest development since the iconic glass pyramid constructed twenty years ago.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)