Centre Pompidou: iconic high-tech architecture in Paris

The Centre Pompidou is one of Paris's most innovative buildings and a global icon of high-tech architecture. Architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers chose to place the structure, elevators, pipes, and ventilation ducts visibly on the exterior of the building. The colorful tubes and steel skeleton give the museum an industrial look and make it a bold architectural statement that contrasts sharply with the classical architecture in the French capital.