Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou—more formally the *Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou*—was officially opened on 31 January 1977, under President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. It is named for Georges Pompidou, President of France from 1969 to 1974, who commissioned the project. Built as a high-tech architectural statement, the complex was designed by Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, and Renzo Piano, with Gianfranco Franchini, and rises to about 42 metres. Inside, the building pairs two public institutions: the Bibliothèque publique d’information, a large free library, and the Musée National d’Art Moderne, described as the largest modern-art museum in Europe. The Place Georges Pompidou—a public plaza—sits in front of the museum, turning the centre into more than a gallery-box. …
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