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Centre Pompidou vs Arc de Triomphe
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Arc de Triomphe scores marginally higher than Centre Pompidou. Arc de Triomphe is ranked #5 in Paris with positive reviews from 7 publications like Michelin Guide, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Centre Pompidou
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Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris
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Fodor's
"Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most unique-looking building."
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Concierge
"Has a permanent collection that runs from 1905 to the present and includes such "isms" as primitivism, Cubism, Fauvism, surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Paris’ premier cultural centre has amazed visitors since it was inaugurated in 1977."
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Travel + Leisure
"Located in the center of Paris in a building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, Centre Pompidou is the brainchild of President Georges Pompidou."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This museum contains one of the largest collections of modern art in the world (60 000 exhibits), ranging from painting and architecture to photography, cinema, new media, sculpture and design."
Arc de Triomphe
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Place de l'Etoile, 75008 Paris
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"If anything rivals the Eiffel Tower as the symbol of Paris, it’s this magnificent 1836 monument to Napoleon’s 1805 victory at Austerlitz, which he commissioned the following year."
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Time Out
"The Arc de Triomphe is the city's second most iconic monument after the Eiffel Tower - older, shorter, but far more symbolically important."
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Fodor's
"This colossal, 164-foot triumphal arch was ordered by Napoléon to celebrate his military successes."
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infamous for accidents—always use the underground passage
Let's Go
"Probably the second most iconic structure in the whole city, the Arc de Triomphe dominates the Champs-Élysées and remains strikingly powerful even when viewed from a distance."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Situated at the top of the Champs-Élysées, this arch occupies the centre of the Place Charles-de-Gaulle, which opens out onto 12 wide avenues."
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