Editing Centre Pompidou (section)

=== Construction ===
The centre was built by [[Vinci (construction)|GTM]] and completed in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/history-sites.htm?OpenAgent&georges_pompidou_centre_in_paris |title=Centre Georges Pompidou |publisher=Vinci |access-date=3 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207105158/http://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/history-sites.htm?OpenAgent&georges_pompidou_centre_in_paris |archive-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> The building cost 993 million [[French franc]]s. Renovation work conducted from October 1996 to January 2000 was completed on a budget of 576 million francs.<ref name=cp_architecture>{{cite web |title=Architecture of the Building |work=Practical Information |publisher=Centre Pompidou |url=http://www.centrepompidou.fr/pompidou/Communication.nsf/0/B90DF3E7C7F18CAEC1256D970053FA6D?OpenDocument&sessionM=3.1.12&L=2 |access-date=10 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204030132/http://www.centrepompidou.fr/pompidou/Communication.nsf/0/B90DF3E7C7F18CAEC1256D970053FA6D?OpenDocument&sessionM=3.1.12&L=2 |archive-date=4 December 2008}}</ref> The principal engineer was the renowned [[Peter Rice (structural engineer)|Peter Rice]], responsible for, amongst other things, the {{ill|Gerberette|fr|Gerberette|lt=Gerberette.}} During the renovation, the centre was closed to the public for 27 months, re-opening on 1 January 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pompidou Centre reopens for 2000 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/587445.stm |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=BBC News |date=1 January 2000 |archive-date=30 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040730124816/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/587445.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2020, it was announced that the Centre Pompidou would begin renovations in 2023, which will require either a partial closure for seven years or a full closure for three years. The projected cost for the upcoming renovations is $235 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Centre Pompidou faces three- to seven-year renovation closure |work=[[Artforum]] |url=http://artforum.com/news/centre-pompidou-faces-three-to-seven-year-renovation-closure-84035 |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004173938/https://www.artforum.com/news/centre-pompidou-faces-three-to-seven-year-renovation-closure-84035 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021 [[Roselyne Bachelot]], France's culture minister, announced that the centre would close completely in 2023 for four years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bommelaer |first=Claire |date=25 January 2021 |title=Trois ans de fermeture pour le Centre Pompidou |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/quatre-ans-de-fermeture-pour-le-centre-pompidou-20210125 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126215930/https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/quatre-ans-de-fermeture-pour-le-centre-pompidou-20210125 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=27 January 2021 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | Building specifications<ref name=cp_architecture/>
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| Land area || {{convert|2|ha|acre|sigfig=1}}
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| Floor area || 103,305&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>
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| Superstructure || 7&nbsp;levels
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| style="text-indent:2em" | Height || 42&nbsp;m (Rue Beaubourg side), 45.5&nbsp;m (Piazza side)
|-
| style="text-indent:2em" | Length || 166&nbsp;m
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| style="text-indent:2em" | Width || 60&nbsp;m
|-
| Infrastructure || 3&nbsp;levels
|-
| style="text-indent:2em" | Dimensions || Depth: 18&nbsp;m; Length: 180&nbsp;m; Width: 110&nbsp;m
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! colspan="2" | Materials used<ref name=cp_architecture/>
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| Earthworks || 300,000&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>
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| Reinforced concrete || 50,000&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>
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| Metal framework || 15,000&nbsp;tonnes of steel
|-
| Façades, glass surfaces || 11,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>
|-
| Opaque surfaces || 7,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>
|}