The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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Carlos Slim, the world's richest man has opened one of the most amazing museums. Mexican billionaire Slim is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies, Telmex and America Movil.
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Image: Soumaya Museum.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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Soumaya Museum is an aluminum-plated architectural wonder in Mexico that cost a whopping $34 million.
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Image: Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez (L) and Carlos Slim (C) at Soumaya museum.
Photographs: Reuters.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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The Soumaya Museum has a splendid art exhibits from Carlos Slim's personal collection.
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Image: Exhibits at the Soumaya Museum.
Photographs: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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Over 6,200 artworks by Mexican artists like Diego Rivera and masterpices from Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, are beautifully showcased in the grand 60,000 square feet space.
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Image: Salvador Dali's sculpture Triumph Elephant stands outside the Soumaya Museum.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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The museum will be home to one of the world's most important collections of Auguste Rodin's sculptures and also prominently displays works by Mexican muralists Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera.
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Image: People walk outside the museum.
Photographs: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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The museum was built in the memory of his wife, Soumaya Domit, who died in 1999.
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Image: Interior view of the museum.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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The architect of the 150-foot-tall building museum is Carlos Slim's son-in-law Fernando Romero.
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Image: People walk outside the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.
Photographs: Reuters.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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There is no entry fee to visit the museum.
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Image: Interior view of the museum.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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People sit near Auguste Rodin's sculpture The Thinker at the Soumaya Museum.
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Image: Reuters.
The world's richest man owns this magnificent museum
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The interior view of the museum.
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Image: Interior view.
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