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Euphoria marked the public opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi on November 11 as both residents and tourists made a beeline to get up close with the iconic structure on the Saadiyat Island on Day 1.
People from all walks of life braved the morning sun to get hold of the 1000 tickets that were on sale at the counters on the opening day.
Online tickets for the whole week is already sold out, according to ticketing officials.
By 11pm, museum staff was putting up umbrellas to offer shade to the visitors as the line got longer. Water was also made available for visitors.
Shuttle buses were relentlessly running since 10am to transport visitors from the public parking to the museum gate.
"The current waiting time to get in is at least two hours. It can go up to three hours," an official told those waiting.
But art lovers remained undaunted.
"I am not going anywhere even if it means waiting the whole day," said Fahad, an Arab expat.
Dr. Zahra Jiwani from Canada with her daughters Kiyana and Kalyssa are the first visitors to #LouvreAbuDhabi, which opened to the public today.There were early birds who were at the museum gate well before the opening at 10am, to beat the queue.
Video by Anjana Shankar/ Khaleej Times
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) November 11, 2017
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