Centre Pompidou
LocationFrance
Year1977
TypeMuseum
About Centre Pompidou
Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers with all structural elements on the exterior. The colored pipes: blue for air, green for water, yellow for electricity, red for circulation. Over 150 million visitors since opening. Contains the largest modern art collection in Europe. The exterior escalator offers panoramic Paris views.
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