Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou stands in the Beaubourg area of Paris’s fourth arrondissement, with high-tech architecture that turns the building inside out. Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, Renzo Piano and Gianfranco Franchini placed structural and mechanical elements visibly on the exterior, creating a striking urban presence.
Inside, the Musée National d’Art Moderne holds Europe’s largest modern art collection, while the Bibliothèque publique d’information provides a large public library. IRCAM adds music and acoustic research, giving the complex several cultural roles under one roof. The building opened in 1977 after Georges Pompidou commissioned its creation.
Place Georges Pompidou stretches before the museum as a lively setting for street performers and events. Alexander Calder’s free-standing mobile Horizontal stands nearby, while the Stravinsky Fountain brings colourful sculptures by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint-Phalle into view.
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