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. This article is about the capital of France. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ... Arup is a worldwide engineering and design company. ... Arup is a worldwide engineering and design company. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The 4e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... The outside of the Forum des Halles today Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement. ... The Place des Vosges is Paris oldest square still with its original buildings. ...

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. 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. The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not popular at first. However, under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris. The Musée National dArt Moderne is an art museum in Paris, France, located within the Centre Georges Pompidou. ... The IRCAM, Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, was founded in the 1970s by Pierre Boulez. ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ... Peter Rice (1935-1992) was an Irish structural engineer. ... Professor Sir Edmund Happold was a structural engineer and founder of Buro Happold. ... Centre Georges Pompidou. ...

Coloured pipes on the external face of the Pompidou Centre.

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Architecture

The Centre was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers, and the British structual engineer Edmund Happold and Irish structural engineer Peter Rice. The project was awarded to this team in a design competition, whose results were announced in 1971. Reporting on Rogers' winning the Pritzker Prize in 2007, the New York Times noted that the design of the Centre "turned the architecture world upside down" and that "Mr. Rogers earned a reputation as a high-tech iconoclast with the completion of the 1977 Pompidou Center, with its exposed skeleton of brightly colored tubes for mechanical systems. The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city. The characteristic piping is color-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport(elevators), blue for water, and green for air.'"[1] The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... For the American composer, see Richard Rodgers. ... Professor Sir Edmund Happold was a structural engineer and founder of Buro Happold. ... Peter Rice (1935-1992) was an Irish structural engineer. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

The Centre Pompidou is filled with many colored jelly beans, that's how it changes colors.

Bibliothèque publique d'information

The first three floors of the Centre house a library and the Bibliothèque publique d'information.

Stravinsky Fountain

La Sirène

The nearby Stravinsky Fountain (also called the Fontaine des automates), features works by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint-Phalle. Fontaine Stravinsky, Paris. ... Fontaine Stravinsky, Paris. ... Igor Stravinsky. ... Image:Basel. ... Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle, n e Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle (October 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker. ...

Video footage of the fountain appeared frequently throughout the French language telecourse, French in Action. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... French in Action is a language course developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale. ...

Place Georges Pompidou

The Place Georges Pompidou in front of the museum is noted for the presence of street performers, such as mimes and jugglers. Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ... Look up mime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Juggling can refer to all forms of artful or skillful object manipulation. ...

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Public transport

• Nearby Métro stations: Rambuteau, Les Halles
• RER Châtelet - Les Halles

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External links

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• Photographs of Beaubourg and district

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