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Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers's Centre Georges Pompidou of 1971-1977 - the true prototype of the modern museum as popular architectural spectacle - wound up costing so much more than planned that the French government solved the shortfall by cutting support for several regional museums.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "Pompidou" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POMPIDOU

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PRONUNCIATION OF POMPIDOU

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POMPIDOU

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Pompidou is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POMPIDOU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pompidou

People named Pompidou include: ▪ Georges Pompidou, former French Prime Minister and President ▪ Alain Pompidou, foster son of Georges Pompidou and President of the European Patent Office from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007 Named after President Pompidou is: ▪ Centre Georges Pompidou, the Parisian building also known as The Pompidou Centre...

Definition of Pompidou in the English dictionary

The definition of Pompidou in the dictionary is Georges. 1911–74, French statesman; president of France.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POMPIDOU

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Synonyms and antonyms of Pompidou in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pompidou» into 25 languages

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Trends of use of Pompidou

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POMPIDOU»

The term «Pompidou» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.090 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pompidou

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3 QUOTES WITH «POMPIDOU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Pompidou.
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Martin Filler
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers's Centre Georges Pompidou of 1971-1977 - the true prototype of the modern museum as popular architectural spectacle - wound up costing so much more than planned that the French government solved the shortfall by cutting support for several regional museums.
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Kenneth Frampton
You could draw certain parallels between the structure of the Pompidou and the structure of the rocket-launching facilities at Cape Canaveral. They might not have been thinking about it, but I think there is some kind of unconscious affinity there.
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Mel Smith
It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POMPIDOU»

Discover the use of Pompidou in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pompidou and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Centre Pompidou-Metz
This thoroughly illustrated volume documents in drawings, photographs, plans, and informative essays the progress of the project to date.
Philip Jodidio, Laurent Le Bon, 2008
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Voids: a retrospective
Edited by Matthieu Copeland, Clive Phillpot.
Mathieu Copeland, Centre Georges Pompidou, Kunsthalle Bern, 2009
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The Making of Beaubourg: A Building Biography of the Centre ...
" -- Suzanne Stephens, architecture critic and editor of "OCULUS" This is the story of how France's famed cultural icon, one of the most controversial and supremely public buildings of the century, was designed and built.
Nathan Silver, 1997
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The Pompidou Years, 1969-1974
How are we to assess the impact of Georges Pompidou's five years in office? The fact that no clear dividing line between his achievements as prime minister (1962 -8) and as president (1969-74) can consistently be traced makes the task all ...
Serge Berstein, 2000
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The Museum Transformed: Design and Culture in the ...
This richly illustrated volume surveys the full breadth of late 20th-century museum design by presenting examples of the best of recent museum architecture in a fashion both challenging and revealing. 197 illustrations.
Douglas Davis, 1990
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Formless:
This is partly because that field has most often been crudely set up as a battle between form and content; "formless" constitutes a third term standing outside that opposition, outside the binary thinking that is itself formal.
Yve Alain Bois, Rosalind E. Krauss, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1997
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Modern art: MNAM-CCI, Georges Pompidou Centre
This series offers a new approach to art.
Christophe Domino, Musée national d'art moderne (France), 1999
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LIFE
Upon the date being set for the French presidential election, the stylish Georges Pompidou — literary scholar and classics professor, ex-director of the Rothschild Bank, and chief minister of the government for longer than any Frenchman since  ...
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Architecture of France
Styles: Modern, "Hi-Tech" Dates: 1971-1977 Architect: Renzo Piano (1937- ) and Richard Rogers (1933- ); engineers: Ove Arup and Partners The Pompidou Center (Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges- Pompidou), originally called the ...
David A. Hanser, 2006
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The Government and Politics of France
Pompidou had never joined the Resistance – a source of tension with some of his fellow-Gaullists (he later explained, rather lamely, that he had never known the right person to ask). His three careers outside politics are typical of the talented, ...
Andrew Knapp, Vincent Wright, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POMPIDOU»

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The National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou is one of the world's most prestigious permanent collections of modern art. «The Cold Lake Sun, Jul 15»
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sculpture to take pride of place
Major overseas commissions include Globe, for the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and Canopy, for Brisbane's Queensland Art Gallery. The Aratoi ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
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Malaga Holiday Guide: The Best Bars, Hotels and Restaurants
The newly opened Pompidou Centre is that museum's first foray out of France. It's entered via a striking, giant glass cube and houses ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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Anna Barham Creates Virtual Chinese Whispers Game At The ICA
... (2013); What's Love Got to Do with It?, Hayward Project Space, London (2014) and Nouveau Festival, Centre Pompidou, Paris (2015). «ArtLyst, Jul 15»
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How a French Museum Whitewashes Le Corbusier's Anti-Semitism
But an exhibition currently running at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, “ Le Corbusier: Mesures de l'homme, ” won't tell you any of this. «Forward, Jul 15»
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Adult coloring books hit best-seller lists
... I was little until I did it again,” says Sophie Soueid, 17, of Arlington, Texas, who picked up a coloring book from the Pompidou Centre in Paris. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
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France Shows Off its Painful History of Slavery
At more than 85 million euros, the spectacular building is more expensive than the regional Pompidou Centre in Metz or the branch of the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Behind the Lens: Photographing the President in 50 Countries
Looking at the view with the First Family from the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris, France, June 7, 2009. (Official White House ... «The White House, Jul 15»
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Celia Walden: 'People could save themselves the 15-buck entry fee …
Which is presumably why both LACMA and the Getty (not to mention Paris's Pompidou Centre) are embracing the museum selfie in the hope of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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“Dying prohibited”: a tribute to Gil Joseph Wolman at Centre Pompidou
Until 5 October 2016, the Centre Pompidou in Paris will pay tribute to ... The tribute offered by the Centre Pompidou will present a unique set of ... «AMA, Jul 15»

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