Centre Georges Pompidou
About the place
- Country : France , Paris
- Address : Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France
- Category : Museums
- Establishing Date : 1977
Centre Georges Pompidou
Overview
• Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
• The Centre was built in 1977. In 2000, renovation work was completed.
Architectural description
• Designed in the style of high-tech architecture; It is one of the prominent tourist destinations in Paris and France.
• It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, a centre for music and acoustic research.
• The building covers 2 hectares (5 acres) about 103,305 m2 consisting of 7-level superstructure and a 3-level infrastructure.
• The building is recognizable by its exterior escalators.
• It hosts 3-story museum displaying the most outstanding art collections of the 20th century artists (Picasso - Matisse - Kandinsky - Klee and others). It also houses laboratories for teaching most languages.
How to get there
Nearest metro station is Rambuteau.
أNearest bus lines no.: 21, 29, 38, 47, 58, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85, 96
Nearest RER train station: Châtelet - Les Halles
Resources
urtrips website
travelerpedia
saaih website
