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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCentro Pompidou
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsẽtɾu pɔmpiˈdu
"O Centro Pompidou atrai milhares de turistas todos os anos."
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A complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, housing the Bibliothèque publique d'information, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM.
"Visitors lined up outside the Pompidou Centre to see the contemporary art exhibition." - 2
An iconic example of high-tech architecture characterized by its exposed structural systems, mechanical services, and brightly colored circulation pathways.
"The design of the museum heavily influenced late twentieth-century urban architecture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France who commissioned the museum, combined with 'centre' derived from the Latin 'centrum' and Greek 'kentron'. The term entered global architectural and cultural lexicon following the completion of the high-tech cultural complex in Paris in 1977.
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Centre Pompidou
Transliteration: sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu
"Le Centre Pompidou est célèbre pour son architecture unique."
Centre Pompidou
Transliteration: sɛntʁə pɔmpiˈduː
"Das Centre Pompidou befindet sich im Herzen von Paris."
Centro Pompidou
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛntro pompiˈdu
"Il Centro Pompidou ospita importanti opere d'arte moderna."
Centro Pompidou
Transliteration: ˈsentɾo pompiˈdu
"El Centro Pompidou es un referente de la arquitectura moderna."
Centro Pompidou
Transliteration: ˈsẽtɾu pɔmpiˈdu
"O Centro Pompidou atrai milhares de turistas todos os anos."
पोम्पिदोउ केंद्र
Transliteration: pompidou kendra
"पोम्पिदोउ केंद्र पेरिस में स्थित एक प्रमुख कला संग्रहालय है।"
蓬皮杜中心
Transliteration: Péngpídù zhōngxīn
"蓬皮杜中心是巴黎著名的现代艺术博物馆。"
퐁피두 센터
Transliteration: pongpidu senteo
"우리는 파리에 있는 퐁피두 센터를 방문했다."
ポンピドゥー・センター
Transliteration: Ponpidū Sentā
"ポンピドゥー・センターは現代美術の宝庫です。"
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