Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou

Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou Edit

Aka Beaubourg

(1977, France)   |   |   |   | 
[www.centrepompidou.fr ]

( fr ) Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971?1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, and the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, who was president of France from 1969 to 1974, and was opened on January 31, 1977. Under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris.

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