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| Centre Pompidou |
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| View of Montmartre from the circulation space in the Pompidou! |
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| Bridge along Prominade Plantee |
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| Museum of Science and Industry in Parc de la Villette |
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| Cool water feature! |
Friday we visited the Pompidou Centre! I think this building is awesome. All of the circulation is on the exterior of the building and all of the structural and mechanical systems are exposed and color coded. Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, it was submitted to a competition for the new museum and this duo were fresh out of school and received the commission.. can you say winning??
Not only is the architecture cool, but it houses a museum of modern art which I thoroughly enjoyed. It's been awhile since I have seen any work by Pollack, Kandinsky and Warhol. <3
Saturday was a free day, so Laura and I ventured to Parc de la Villette and Promenade Plantee. The promenade has a similar concept to what the Highline offers New York. Creates additional green spaces throughout the urban setting... we also liked that it elevated us to see the buildings at a different level vs. being on the street and looking up at all the buildings. Parc de la Villette was really interesting. Very family friendly and conveniently the Museum of Science and Industry is located within the park: every child's dream! The museum had a few similar qualities as the Pompidou. The structure was exposed and also emphasized in a vibrant blue, which is similar to the color coding that takes place at the Pompidou. I wanted to go into the planetarium, but unfortunately my art history pass wouldn't get us in there for free! ;) However, there was an awesome water feature that I posted a photo of. I am easily amused.
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