Most of the postwar's presidents of the Fifth Republic wanted to leave their own monuments in Paris; President Georges Pompidou started the Centre Georges Pompidou (1977), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing began the Musée d'Orsay (1986); President François Mitterrand, in power for 14 years, built the Opéra Bastille (1985-1989), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (1996), the Arche de la Défense (1985-1989), and the Louvre Pyramid with its underground courtyard (1983-1989); Jacques Chirac (2006), the Musée du quai Branly. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what year was the Centre Georges Pompidou erected? ANS1 1977 QSN2 What did Valery Giscard d'Estaing have erected? ANS2 Musée d'Orsay QSN3 How many years was Francois Mitterrand in power? ANS3 14 QSN4 In what year was the Musee de quai Branly built? ANS4 2006 QSN5 What did Jacques Chirac have built? ANS5 Musée du quai Branly