Centre Pompidou tickets and tours
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Trendy Marais Street Art and Food Walking Audio Tour
Stroll through the famous aristocratic district of Paris - the Marais district. See Place des Vosges, the Centre Pompidou and the Stravinsky Fountain.
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Private theme tour of Medieval Paris
Travel back to the early days of Paris on a private 2-hour walking tour of its medieval monuments!
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Private tour of Centre Pompidou Museum
Discover the world's largest collection of contemporary art on a 2-hour tour of the Pompidou Centre in central Paris.
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Private tour of the Marais neighborhood
Book a 2-hour private guided walk of Le Marais and discover the most interesting and diverse neighborhood in Paris.
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Pastry and chocolate tour in the Marais neighborhood
Taste the sweet treats of the Marais neighborhood with this 3-hour pastry and chocolate tour!
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Guided tour of Paris' gay neighborhood
Explore the heart of the LGBT community in Paris with this 2.5-hour walking tour of Le Marais neighborhood!
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Walking tour of the trendy Le Marais neighborhood
Enjoy the trendiest neighborhood of Paris with this 2.5-hour walking tour of Le Marais including two tastings!
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Explore Paris at your own pace! Enjoy an app containing over 130 points of interest, famous transport routes, sightseeing itineraries and walking tours.
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Skip-the-line guided tour of the Centre Pompidou in small group
Book your skip-the-line guided tour to visit some of the world's most exciting modern and contemporary art at Centre Pompidou!
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Historic and contemporary Paris bike tour
Discover the historic and contemporary Paris with this 3-hour bike ride through Le Marais district, the Ile de la Cité, Ile St. Louis, Notre Dame, the Louvre...
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Sightseeing cruise tickets with live guide
Get on board for a 1-hour sightseeing cruise on the Seine river and discover all the secrets of Paris thanks to the expert knowledge of our guides!
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Louvre Museum guided tour with skip-the-line tickets
Get all the best information for your guided visit of the Louvre Museum in Paris and book your tickets, skipping the line, at official rates. Get informed, plan and book your tour in Paris.
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Half-day trip to Giverny with Monet's House and Gardens from Paris
Enjoy round-trip transportation from Paris to Monet's exquisite Giverny estate and learn about the hugely influential Impressionist art movement.
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Moulin Rouge show and sightseeing cruise tickets
Book this combo offer including the show at Moulin Rouge and tickets for a Seine cruise valid for 1 month!
Book a 2-hour guided tour of Orsay Museum, and see masterpieces by Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne, Manet, and more.
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Fashion Show at Galeries Lafayette
Every Friday at 3.00pm, discover the latest trends at the Fashion Show at the Galeries Lafayette! Book on line!
Explore the picturesque neighborhood of Le Marais and learn the story of French cuisine! Taste croissants, macarons, chocolates, homemade pastries and wine.
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Exclusive guided tour of the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann store
Book this exclusive guided tour of the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann store in Paris outside the opening hours!
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Latin Quarter : Roman ruins & Gothic churches walking audio tour
Roam the Luxembourg Gardens, the most beautiful city park in Paris, discover the Roman history of Paris and visit the remaining vestiges and visit the city's oldest church.
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Champagne day trip from Paris with visit to wineries and Reims Cathedral
Spend a day visiting the vineyards and the cellars in the Champagne Valley. Discover all about France's iconic sparkling wine!
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Normandy D-Day beaches with Juno Beach, bunkers and Canadian cemetery from Paris
Retrace the footsteps of the Canadian troops on Juno Beach on this day trip from Paris. Find out how the events of the Battle of Normandy really played out.
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Fontainebleau and Vaux-Le-Vicomte Castle small-group day trip from Paris
Discover two of the most beautiful Châteaux near Paris: visit Vaux-le-Vicomte with ist lovely gardens and admire the regal splendor of Fontainebleau.
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The inside story
The project of the Centre Pompidou was initially conceptualized to be a large, free and general use public library that until the mid 20th century was greatly lacking in the city of Paris. At the same time the city’s Museum of Modern Arts, or Musée National d’Art Moderne was in great need of a new home.
Commissioned by the then President of France Georges Pompidou (whose name was eventually given to this cultural center) an architectural competition began to win the right to plan and build the new structure.
