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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES---The Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is set to include a Jewish Torah as part of its collection when it opens next year, with an ancient Hindu statue, a Buddha and works of art from African Animism also set to be among a number of religious pieces to be displayed, sources have confirmed. The museum, which is set to open in December 2015, will cost over $630 million to build and covers an area of 64,000 square metre. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and built on Saadiyat Island, it will have feature a 6,000 square metre space dedicated to permanent installations and 2,000 square metre set aside for temporary exhibitions. [
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