Le
Centre Pompidou in Paris, the museum of 20th century arts
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Le Centre Pompidou
(Pompidou center in English) is one of the most spectacular buildings of Paris.
It was designed by
architects Renzo Piano (from Italy) and Richard Rodgers (from the UK) to bring art and
culture to the man in the street.
Its 1977 factory style architecture (right and below)
violently contrasts with
the surrounding houses of Paris' oldest district near Notre-Dame
cathedral.
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Staircase of Centre Pompidou |
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The rear facade of Pompidou
center in Paris
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You like Le Centre Pompidou or you don't, but you will not forget it with
its glass facade, its external stairs and the red, blue and green
external pipes on the rear facade.
In fact, Le Centre Pompidou has been a great
success with its easily accessible public library, its art exhibitions and the
first class French
National Museum of Modern Art.
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The Museum has large
collections of paintings spanning the 20th century and including works by the most famous
artists.
The list includes Picasso, Braque, Max Ernst, Magritte, Chagall, Matisse, Delaunay, Kandinsky, Klee.
You can easily spend a full day at the center and in the
surrounding district (Le Marais, Les Halles).
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Klee painting at Centre Pompidou in Paris
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The front facade of Pompidou center in Paris |
Metro Chatelet les Halles and
Rambuteau stations.
Open all days except Tuesdays and May 1st from 11am to 10pm ( closed at
9 pm).
This ticket can be used on the same day for all the current
exhibitions, the National Museum of Modern Art and Brancusi Workshop.
For
more information, see web site of Centre
Pompidou.
Other
great Paris museums
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