Centre Georges Pompidou Paris : Paris Tourism

Description

Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris

Opens everyday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
closes on tuesday and on the first of May
Museum and exhibitions 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
cashier closes at 8 p.m., rooms close at 8.50 p.m.

Atelier Brancusi opens everyday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,closes on tuesday.
Public Library of Information (BPI)
week days: opens from 12 a.m. to 10 p.m.
saturday, sunday and public holidays:
opens from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

President Georges Pompidou desired to open a cultural centre in which a museum and a creation centre would be assembled. The ItalianRenzo Piano, and the Englishman Richard Rogers were the two chosen architects of the competition.
The shape of the building induced a strong polemic. Indeed all the air cooling systems as well as the heating tubes, the supporting elements, and the automatic stairs were fixed on the outside walls, permitting to leave more space inside, at a heavy cost of aesthetics, some say. This is the reason why the integration of the “Ferry of culture” was hardly accepted in the neighbourhood.

Astonishingly, the centre was a victim of its own success : experts expected 5 000 visitors, but the reality was of some 25 000 visitors per day! The centre was closed until December 1999 in order to place more exhibitions.
Today the polemic is over and the centre managed its integration in the Parisian landscape. All kinds of modern creation is united inside :
-The first floor houses three rooms and a cinema, the hall consists of a meeting place with its shops and cafés. The Public Library of Information (BPI) occupies the second and the third floors. The fourth and fifth floors are devoted to the National Museum of Modern Arts. A restaurant and a terrace with a splendid view are available on the sixth floor.
Welcome to modernity!

(Distance < 1 km)
Info: Located in the historic Marais district of Paris, Studio Marais offers a private, furnished terrace and modern décor. The Georges Pompidou Centre is 100 metres away and Notre Dame is a 10-minute walk away.

The studio features a living......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 119.00 Euros
Info: Hotel Beaubourg is located near the Notre Dame and a few minutes walk from the Centre Pompidou in the popular Marais district. It offers free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.

Rooms are renovated and are comfortably equipped with air......

(Distance < 1 km)
Info: Appartement Beaubourg of Les Studios de Paris is located 350 metres from Pompidou Modern Art Museum, has a fully equipped kitchen and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. It features wooden floor, a fireplace and free Wi-Fi access is......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 90.00 Euros
Info: Hotel Saint Merry is located in the centre of Paris, a mere 300 metres from the famous Pompidou Centre and 350 metres from Les Halles shopping centre.

Each room in this 3-star hotel has an en suite bathroom. The gothic decoration and......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 63.00 Euros
Info: Located on a pedestrian street in the heart of Paris, this hotel is 300 metres from the Pompidou Centre. It features guest rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi access.

Each of the individually decorated guest rooms features artwork on the......