Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (France) - largest museum for modern art in Europe

Where is located Centre Georges Pompidou?

Address of Centre Georges Pompidou is Beaubourg, Paris, France
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When was built Centre Georges Pompidou?

Built date of Centre Georges Pompidou is 1971 - 1977

Facts, informations and history of Centre Georges Pompidou

The heating cables, water pipes, electrical cables and air conditioning ducts have been placed outside. Thanks to that, more space was available inside.

Inside this Center of Culture and Art there is a museum of modern art, a library, theaters, concert halls, a cinema hall, a showroom, a library, a music and acoustic renovation center , shops, restaurants, children's play areas and parking lot.

Moving stairs and corridors have been placed in transparent tunnels, allowing you to enjoy the views, and depict artists on the square.

Right after opening in 1977, the Center attracted 45,000 visitors every day and soon became the main attraction of Paris, even bigger than the Eiffel Tower.

The whole building looks like a big toy, made up of various elements of various colors. The main pillars and supporting structure of the building are white, air-conditioning system - sky blue, water pipes - green, elevators - red, and electrical devices - yellow.

The Pompidou Center is also home to the Musée, which is also the headquarters of the Musée, which performs on the Novos, making it re-establishing modern art in Europe. In total, the museum covers 2 hectares on an area of ​​103,305 m².

The Pompidou Center in Paris has nearly 50,000 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and drawings. This collection is one of the largest in the world. A site of these works is hosted or hosted internationally and internationally. In fact, there are less than 1,000 units in France.

After the go in 1977 it was decided that the building would be named after the President of France, whose originator was primarily Georges Pompidou.

The Pompidou Center is also famous for its public library, which is fully stocked with nearly 500,000 books and other media. The facility can accommodate 2,000 television stations, a television program for television from around the world.

The most popular exhibition so far was the retrospective exhibition "Dalí" from 2013, which broke the museum's record for daily attendance. At that time, 7364 people went to the artist's work every day, and a total of over 790,000 people for the entire exhibition.

The Center is the third visited attraction in Paris, with approximately 5.5 million visitors per year.

Address: Place Georges Pompendeau, phone: 01-44-78-12-33.

Architect of Centre Georges Pompidou

Construction/building type

Building Centre Georges Pompidou is of type Musuem of Modern Art

Architectural style

Architectural style of Centre Georges Pompidou is Modern

What material is the building made of?

Centre Georges Pompidou is made of the following materials: High quality steel and glass

Cost

Build cost of Centre Georges Pompidou is Over $ 100,000,000

Other names

The building is also known by other common names or in the original language, i.e. Centre Georges Pompidou, Centre Beaubourg

Official website

The official website of the building, where up-to-date information can be found, is https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en