ABU DHABI — The Louvre Abu Dhabi is protected by a massive 7,500-ton dome stretching 180 meters (590 feet) across, but it lets the world in.

Blank cubed walls catch the reflection of light off the water of the Persian Gulf that flows through it. Gulf breezes cool its dark corridors, with sunshine peeking through the 7,850 unique stars in its dome.

Despite the museum having 55 buildings inside, you don't notice how big it is until walking through its permanent galleries, which encompass some 6,400 square meters (68,890 square feet). The arrangement of art inside isn't bunched together as well, offering an airy feeling.

A look at the Louvre Abu Dhabi by the numbers

- 97,000 square meters (1,044,108 square feet): The total built-up area of the museum

- 6,400 square meters (68,890 square feet): The permanent gallery space of the museum

- Eight: The number of layers in its dome

- 180 meters (590 feet): The length of its dome

- 7,500 tons: The weight of its dome

- 7,850: The number of unique "stars" inside its dome

- 55: The number of buildings inside the museum's dome

- 3,900: The number of panels that make up the museum's buildings

- 17: The number of glass ceilings among the museum's ceilings

- 620: The number of artworks and artifacts on display

- 235: The number of pieces on display owned by the Louvre Abu Dhabi itself

- 12: The number of "gallery chapters" telling what the museum refers to as the world's "universal narrative" — Agencies