Stars shine on architectural masterpiece

The Louvre Abu Dhabi, a museum in the cultural district of Saadiyat Island, shines among the latest attractions in the United Arab Emirates' capital and it has become a magnet to Chinese visitors.

"The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the UAE's gift to the world," said Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism.

The museum is a sister of the original Louvre Museum in Paris and the first museum to bear the Louvre name outside France, and was designed by the French architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Jean Nouvel, with a graceful nod to its Arabian location.