Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou

My regular readers and feline friends know that I just love interesting buildings.

A really cool looking one is the Centre Pompidou in Paris.


Centre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou

The Centre was named after Georges Pompidou (born 5 July 1911, died 2 April 1974) who was President of France, and wanted "to create an original cultural institution in the heart of Paris focused on modern and contemporary creation where the visual arts would rub shoulders with theater, music, cinema, books and the spoken word…"

The building was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers (from an architectural competition). It was first open to the public in 1977. It is one of the most popular buildings in France with some 6-7 million visitors per year.

What is really unique about the building is that many structures are located externally, such as the escalators and colour coded pipes for electricity, water etc.

My human also told me that the area near the Centre Pompidou, after you escape the crowds, is really pleasant.

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Finally I had some sun coming into the house with one blind up. It was another cold day today, but the glorious sun made up for it.

Last night after I wrote my diary entry, I watched Desperate Housewives with my human who also gave me a long brush of my fur.

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