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Monuments
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ARC DE TRIOMPHE
Monument built in honour of the French Army and inaugurated... |
CONCIERGERIE
This important vestige of the Capetian Palace is a... |
HOTEL DE VILLE
Seat of the Paris City Council. The first municipality was... |
MUSEE DU LOUVRE
The Louvre Museum presents collections of western art from... |
PANTHEON
Masterpiece by Soufflot (1713-1780) and former church, the... |
SAINTE CHAPELLE
Jewel of gothic architecture, the Sainte Chapelle was built... |
TOUR EIFFEL
The most famous monument in the world (324 metres, 10 100... |
PONT NEUF
The Pont-Neuf is the oldest of Paris bridges and the first... |
MUSEE D'ORSAY
The Orsay Railway Station, built by architect Victor Laloux,... |
Champs-Élysées
The glamour of the Champs-Élysées, particularly its upper... |
La Defense
"La Defense", whose lines can be followed to the Arc de... |
Notre-Dame
The cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic art, has witnessed... |
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Centre Georges Pompidou
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Description
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The architecture of the Georges Pompidou Center, which marked the 1970's with its high tech appearance, provided a daring contrast with the old traditional aspect of the Beaubourg area. (Architects: Piano Rodgers - 1977 - Bodin - 1997-2000). This Mecca of modern and contemporary culture houses the National Museum of Modern Art/Center of Industrial Design, public information library open to everyone (BPI), exhibition galleries, cinemas, shows and concert halls and a research centre for contemporary music (IRCAM). The National Museum of Modern Art represents one of the world's finest collections of modern and contemporary art from 1905 to the present day: Miró, Giacometti, Dubuffet, Picasso, Matisse, Léger, Chagall, Kandinsky, Warhol, Ben, César... The Brancusi workshop presents a magnificent collection of works by Constantin Brancusi, major artist in the history of modern sculpture.
Website: http://www.centrepompidou.fr
Place Georges Pompidou 75004 PARIS
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