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I.M. Pei, world-renowned architect, dies at 102(1/4)

2019-05-17 09:30:52 Ecns.cn Editor :Yao Lan

$In this file photo, architect I.M. Pei laughs while posing for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum\'s Napoleon Courtyard in Paris. Legendary architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, according to multiple reports on Thursday. Pei was born in Guangzhou, China, and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, before moving to the United States in 1935. He won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture.(Photo/VCG)$

In this file photo, architect I.M. Pei laughs while posing for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum's Napoleon Courtyard in Paris. Legendary architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, according to multiple reports on Thursday. Pei was born in Guangzhou, China, and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, before moving to the United States in 1935. He won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture.(Photo/VCG)

In this file photo taken on April 21, 2004, architect I.M. Pei smiles for a photo after being honored with an Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at the Ellis Island Museum in New York City. Legendary architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, according to multiple reports on Thursday. Pei was born in Guangzhou, China, and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, before moving to the United States in 1935. He won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture. (Photo/Agencies)

French President Francois Mitterrand (L) shakes hands with Chinese American architect Ieoh Ming Pei (R), as Louvre Museum director Michel Laclotte looks on, during the public opening of the Louvre Pyramid on March 29, 1989 in Paris. (Photo/Agencies)

The portrait taken on September 27, 1985 shows Chinese American architect Ieoh Ming Pei with the architectural model of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris.(Photo/Agencies)