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Eiffel Tower vs Centre Pompidou
Both are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Centre Pompidou ranks slightly higher than Eiffel Tower. Centre Pompidou has a TripExpert Score of 93 with accolades from 12 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Departures and Lonely Planet.
Eiffel Tower
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5 avenue Anatole France, Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
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Fodor's
"The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to New York and what Big Ben is London: the ultimate civic emblem."
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Concierge
"It's hard to imagine just how avant-garde this tower of cast-iron girders was when it was built in 1889 to celebrate the World's Fair and the centenary of the French Revolution."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"No one could imagine Paris today without its signature spire."
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Time Out
"No building better symbolises Paris than the Tour Eiffel."
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Let's Go
"At 324m—just a tad shorter than New York City’s Chrysler Building—the tower is a tremendous feat of design and engineering, though wind does cause it to occasionally sway 6 to 7cm (nobody’s perfect)."
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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."
