Le+centre+Georges+Pompidou

French President Georges Pompidou came up with the idea for the Centre Pompidou, officially called the “Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou.” The first center opened to the public in 1977, was then renovated from 1997 – 1999 and officially opened again on 1/1/2000. Each year 6 million people visit the Centre Pompidou and since its opening 30 years ago there have been over 190 million visitors. The Centre Pompidou is comprised of a major collection of modern and contemporary art, an immense reference library, cinema and performance halls, educational activity areas, bookshops, music research institute, and a restaurant/café making it one of the most prominent landmarks in Paris. [|About the Georges Pompidou] (Yoni)

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This building was funded by President Georges Pompidou who hoped to display contemporary art, theatre, literature, and music in a cultural form. Renzo Piano, Gianfranco Franchini, and Richard Rogers designed the building after winning the international competition in 1970. Features such as the structure and piping are visible from the outside to enhance the modern style of the building. To display unification, the pipes are color coded accordingly: blue pipes for air, green pipes for fluids, yellow pipes for electrical cables, and red pipes for elevator flow. Within the building are both public and international exhibits. (Megan)