The Centre Pompidou is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
The Centre Pompidou in Paris served as a key filming location for the TV special Alice Cooper in Paris (1982), specifically featuring a performance of “Generation Landslide ’81”. The iconic, inside-out architecture of the museum provided a unique, industrial backdrop for the rock performance. With its exposed pipes and exterior escalators, offered a distinctly modern, “brutalist” look contrasting with Alice Cooper’s style.
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Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France
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