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The temperature problem is most starkly felt in the pyramid of architect Ieoh Ming Pei, which was designed to cope with four million annual visitors but today faces more than double that.

Pei’s East Wing, whose atrium alone is likely to boost a visitor’s daily step count.

And that's how Mr Pei, who was born in Taiwan to parents from the northern province of Shandong, sees himself: "I am Taiwanese."

Pei — became one of Pfeiffer’s first major projects that unambiguously put people first.

Laksana and Pei decided to ask for extra towels, just in case.