🏛️ Centre Pompidou

France · Europe · 48.86°N, 2.35°E

The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

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Quick facts

Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	48.86°N, 2.35°E · view on map

Centre Pompidou is located in France, in Europe.

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