Modern Art in a Modern Building

• 4 out of 5 stars by dkm1981 from Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
• October 4, 2011

Quote: The Centre Georges Pompidou (or Pompidou Centre in English) is a huge complex in the 4th Arrondisement in Paris. The building contains a huge national library as well as some exhibition centres, but it is most famously home to Paris’ Musee Nationale... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal Top Five Paris Museums

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Centre Pompidou in Paris and Modern Art

• 4 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
• November 18, 2010

Quote: The Pompidou Center in Paris - very original building. Have made it so that all the transitions, corridors, stairs, elevators were outside the building - inside the rectangular space. At 3-4 of 6 (mud) floor are permanent exhibitions of contemporary... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal The most popular tourist destinations in the world.

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Not Without Its Controversy

• 4 out of 5 stars by AnythngArt from Rockford, Illinois
• March 22, 2010

Quote: The French have never been afraid of modern art, and the Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Place Beauborg) was designed to make a statement. Much as the French railed against IM Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre, so too was this earlier... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

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Centre Pompidou (Modern Art)

• 4 out of 5 stars by barbara from Atlanta, Georgia
• April 30, 2008

Quote: One of the most interesting things about the Centre Pompidou is the building in which it is housed. Erected as an exo-skeleton structure with all its pipes, ducts, etc. exposed (and colour coded) for the visitor to see, it has a playful exterior... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal Paris, S'il Vous Plait

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Beaubourg - Centre Georges Pompidou

• 4 out of 5 stars by paolo1899 from Naples, Italy
• August 23, 2007

Quote: The centre Pompidou has been constructed between the 1971-1977 and was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers, and the British structural engineer Edmund Happold and Irish structural... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal Centre Georges Pompidou

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Beaubourg - Centre Georges Pompidou

• 4 out of 5 stars by pointofnoreturn from Ottawa, Ontario
• July 20, 2007

Quote: To get a taste of one of the world’s greatest collection of modern art, simply head to Centre Pompidou in the 4e arrondissement. To get there by metro, get off at one of the following stations: Rambuteau* (Line 11), Hotel de Ville (Line 11) or... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal Vive La Paris

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Beaubourg - Centre Georges Pompidou

• 5 out of 5 stars by notso62 from Boston, Massachusetts
• December 19, 2006

Quote: "What a strange looking building" was all that I could remember thinking the first time I saw the Centre George Pompidou. I must admit though that it did not seem out of place with the Renaissance and Gothic architecture of the rest of Paris in... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal A Day Trip to Paris

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Beaubourg - Centre Georges Pompidou

• 3 out of 5 stars by Joy S from Manchester, England, United Kingdom
• September 30, 2006

Quote: We recognised the Pompidou Centre immediately when we saw it—it is so strange looking. The Pompidou Centre was built between 1972 and 1977 and displays and promotes contemporary art. It was named after Georges Pompidou - President of France... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal 4 Nights in Paris

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Pompidou Centre

• 4 out of 5 stars by MichaelJM from Nottingham, England
• October 29, 2005

Quote: By contrast to the Paris’ traditional museums, the Pompidou Centre was built and conceived as a futuristic building in steel and glass, sporting outrageously vivid and some may say shocking colours. I guess nowadays (the building was planned in the... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal Paris and its Museums

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Centre Georges Pompidou (Beauborg)

• 4 out of 5 stars by travelprone from Carlsbad, California
• October 8, 2005

Quote: Officially known as the Centre Natonal d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, this once-controversial, inside-out-with-utility-colors structure opened in 1977 in the area of Beaubourg as an urban renewal project. Its official title describes its... Read the full Centre Pompidou review

From journal PARIS PERFECT- December in LES-HALLES

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