Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France) : Distant view, from Sacré-Coeur, depicting relative mass/height in historic Paris

Creator:

Piano, Renzo, 1937-
Rogers, Richard, 1933-

Published/Created:

Les Halles district; Place Georges Pompidou, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1971-1977

Date Depicted:

8/1/1993
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

glass
steel

Notes:

The museum now holds one of the finest collections of 20th-century art in the world. The centre also functions as a showcase for all the creative arts, and there is an ambitious programme of temporary exhibitions. The building is ostentatiously modern, particularly in contrast to the historic buildings which surround it. Built between 1971 and 1977 to the designs of Renzo Piano (1937-) and Richard Rogers (1933- ), the service ducts and escalators are placed on the exterior of the building and brightly colour-coded to reveal their functions; thus the interior is singularly adaptable, having no fixed internal walls. The building is now a major tourist attraction, visited by more people than the Eiffel Tower. However, it has been criticized as unsuitable for displaying paintings and, more damagingly, for the durability of the exterior which has weathered badly.

Variant Titles:

Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Modern
Modernist

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A1-RP-CG-DD2

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
cultural centers (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Art museums construction buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums aerial views; topographical views aerial view

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/1/1993

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10091819

PID:

digcoll:1853475