The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou and known colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France, designed in the style of high tech architecture by the team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers and Renzo Piano together with Gianfranco Franchini. It is named after Georges Pompidou, President of France from 1969 to 1974, who commissioned the building, and it was officially opened on January 31, 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
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Year Created LocationBeaubourg area, 4th arrondissement, Paris, France 1 Architectural Style Structural SystemInside-out design with structural, mechanical and circulation systems exposed on the exterior 1 Building TypeCultural centre housing a public library and a modern art museum 1 Commissioned ByGeorges Pompidou, President of France 1 Current UsePublic library and modern art museum, closed for renovation since 2025 1 Visitor AccessOpen to the public; attracted more than 145 million visitors in its first two decades 1 Connections
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Parisian museum building with exposed structural and mechanical systems.
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The Centre Pompidou (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu]), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (lit. 'Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture'), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France.
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was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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designed the first major example of an "inside-out" building with its structural system, mechanical systems, and circulation exposed on the exterior of the building
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The Centre Pompidou was intended to handle 8,000 visitors a day. In its first two decades it attracted more than 145 million visitors, more than five times the number first predicted.
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The Centre Pompidou (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu]), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (lit. 'Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture'), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France.
Created By: Richard Rogers, Infobox: architect
Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and Gianfranco Franchini
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It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (BPI; Public Information Library), a vast public library, and the Musée National d'Art Moderne, the largest museum for modern art in Europe.
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