Some facts and figures

Length without the awning: 173 metres (189 yards, 567'7")
Length including awning: 188 metres (205 ½ yards, 616'9")
Breadth: 75 metres (82 yards, 246')

Length: 138 metres (150 ¾ yards, 452'9")
Breadth: 40 metres (43 ¾ yards, 131')
Height: 32 metres (104'11")

12 000 metric tons of metallic structures
35 000 square metres of glass
30 000 square metres of Buxy (Burgundy) stone for the covering of floors and walls
1 600 staff rose casings in the nave

Used surface: 57,400 square metres
Galleries of presentation of the artworks: 16,853 square metres, i.e. 80 separate galleries
Temporary exhibition galleries: 1,837 square metres
Cafés - restaurant: 1,200 square metres
Auditorium: 570 square metres, seating 347 , three of which can take people in wheelchairs
Visitors' services: 2,450 square metres
Reserves: 3,000 square metres

Annual frequentation of the museum:
2,239,050 visitors in average per year between 1994 and 2003
2,590,316 visitors in 2004
2,929,282 in 2005
3,009,203 in 2006
3,166,509 in 2007
3,025,164 in 2008
3,022,012 in 2009

Total over 23 years
63,744,677

1 million cubic metres of air treated each hour for air conditioning
40,000 acoustic resonators
7,500 kWh of installed electric power
2 generating sets
10 escalators
11 elevators and lifts