The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
The Centre Pompidou served as a primary filming location for the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, specifically representing the interior of Hugo Drax’s hi-tech California space-shuttle complex. The 5th floor, including the long glass tube (escalator) and Dr. Holly Goodhead’s office, was used for these scenes. The high-tech, exposed-pipe aesthetic of the building matched the futuristic, industrial look required for the film’s space center.
The Centre Pompidou served as a key filming location for the TV special Alice Cooper in Paris (1982), specifically featuring a performance of “Generation Landslide ’81”. The iconic, inside-out architecture of the museum provided a unique, industrial backdrop for the rock performance.
MOONRAKER (1979)
Centre Pompidou (2018)
Moonraker
Moonraker is a 1979 spy-fi film, the eleventh in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the fourth to star…
Abbesses Metro Station
Abbesses is a famous, historic Paris Métro station on Line 12 in Montmartre, renowned as the deepest station in the network at roughly 36 meters below ground.
Deauville Beach Cabins
The Deauville beach cabins have appeared in both A Man and a Woman and Sentimental Value.
La Pallice
La Pallice is the commercial deep-water port of La Rochelle, France used for filming location for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Das Boot.
Skinny Bridge
In Diamonds Are Forever (1971), the iconic Skinny Bridge serves as a key location where the body of Mrs. Whistler is removed from the Amstel River.
St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount appears in Dracula (1979), Twelfth Night (1996), Johnny English (2003), and House of the Dragon (2022).
Piazza C.L.N.
Piazza C.L.N. in Turin is most famously known as a filming location for Dario Argento’s 1975 horror masterpiece Profondo Rosso (Deep Red).
Königsplatz
Dario Argento's classic 1977 horror film Suspiria is the primary, iconic film shot at Königsplatz in Munich, Germany.
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Downton Abbey, Transformers and many more.
Ponte dei Pugni
Ponte dei Pugni ("Bridge of Fists") in Venice, Italy, is a famous filming location, most notably in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.