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Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture.

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who decided its creation, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by then-French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The Centre Pompidou has had over 150 million visitors since 1977.

Tour AXA (also known as tour Assur) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, the high-rise business district west of Paris, France.

Large-scale renovation of the tower began in 2007. The exterior appearance of the building will be completely changed, with extra height added to the tower. The renovated Tour AXA should be 225m tall at roof height, and 240m including its spire, making it the tallest skyscraper in France.

Must admit I never heard of this building before I went to Paris, with the extremely bright and colorfull lightning it's hard to miss though (atleast at night) :-)