The Pompidou Centre

The Pompidou Centre ___ in Paris, France. 

It ____ as the National Museum of Modern Art 

The building of the Centre ____ in 1977.

This building _____ like an explosion in the calm of the city centre. It is really hard to call it a building because the pipes, escalators and walkways are all on the outside

Everything began when two unknown architects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano ___ the competition to design a new cultural centre for Paris in the old market site. 

They ____ from a field of nearly 700 to design one of the most prestigious and unusual buildings in Paris. 

All the different halls are ____through the same enormous entrance hall and are served by the same escalator, which is free to anyone to ride, whether they want to visit an exhibition or just admire the view.

The building looked so unusual that it _____ six million visitors in its first year

The Pompidou Centre  is not only the place where people come to see ___works of art, there are also lots of trendy shops and little cafes.

No wonder it _____ by millions of people every year.

This place is ideal for people whose ____ is to find something interesting to see and to do

Though some traditionalists said that this construction looked really ugly when it was built, they now see it for what it is - an enormous ______, technically and conceptually.