Architecture in France

Centre Georges Pompidou (1971-1977) is a building that has challenged the limits of the imagination of its designers as well as the properties of the materials it is made of. The centre has a high profile that goes beyond its gigantic scale. It was a project long anticipated by people of France and launched by their President. It was also engineered by Britain's top engineers, and has put its architects on the map. This has …

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