Que OR dont

Je suis allée à Metz (qui se prononce « messe ») pour visiter le nouveau Centre Pompidou, dont j'ai lu un article il y a deux ans. Pour une raison quelconque, j'avais l'impression qu'il avait ouvert ses portes en mars 2008. Malheureusement, j'ai découvert que son inauguration est prévue pour la fin de l'année 2009.
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I went to Metz (which is pronounced "mess") to visit the new (Georges) Pompidou Center, which I read an article about two years ago. For some reason, I was under the impression that it had opened in March 2008. Unfortunately, I discovered that its opening is scheduled for the end of 2009.
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My question is on the following of the above.
... Centre Pompidou, dont j'ai lu un article il y a deux ans.
I think the word 'dont' is incorrect. It should be 'que'.
What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 23, 2009 at 10:28pm

Hi Crack,

"dont" would be incorrect as well.

It should be:
Je suis allé à Metz pour visiter le nouveau Centre Pompidou à propos duquel j'ai lu un article.

Why? Just because you read an article about something. Tu lis un article à propos de quelque chose. The locative preposition "à propos" remains mandatory even if the adverbial complement is placed before the verb.