Paris - Centre Georges-Pompidou

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.
The Centre Georges-Pompidou was designed by architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Gianfranco Franchini on the initiative of former French President Georges Pompidou and opened on January 31, 1977, after a five-year construction period.

It houses the Musée National d’Art Moderne with important works of art of the 20th century, to which a centre for industrial design is attached, the Bibliothèque Publique d’Information with about 2000 reading places, a children’s workshop, cinema, theatre and lecture halls, a bookshop as well as a restaurant and a café.

I first saw the museum in 1978 when the "Paris-Berlin" exhibition opened, and I was completely taken aback. I remember standing in front of the building with the feeling that a UFO had landed. It all seemed so unreal.

Unfortunately, the Centre Pompidou is closed for renovations until 2030.