Centre Pompidou is a photograph by Inge Johnsson which was uploaded on September 22nd, 2012.
Centre Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near... more
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Centre Pompidou
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Inge Johnsson
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Centre Georges Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture.
It houses the Biblioth�que publique d'information, a vast public library, the Mus�e National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as the Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who decided its creation, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Val�ry Giscard d'Estaing. The Centre Pompidou has had over 150 million visitors since 1977.
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