UID:
edocfu_9959233402202883
Format:
1 online resource (108 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3-0356-0399-5
Series Statement:
Le Corbusier Guides (engl.)
Content:
Die berühmteste Kapelle des 20. Jahrhunderts
Content:
The pilgrimage church Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp (1950-54), an icon of modern architecture, represents one of the central buildings of Le Corbusier's late period. Located on a high plateau in the Vosges above Belfort, this building is an unsurpassed work of art which also fits uniquely into its physical surroundings. The shell-shaped roof, the rounded walls, the towers of stone masonry, and the facade with its rhythmic openings of colored glass are the essential elements of this sculptural construction. The scale and proportions of the chapel at Ronchamp are designed on the basis of the Modulor that Le Corbusier developed, which accounts for its distinctive spatial effect. Like all the guides in this series, this book is indispensable both for a specialist audience and for tourists interested in architecture and modern art.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Foreword --
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Visiting and "Reading" the Building --
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History and Genesis of the Project --
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A "Total Work of Art" --
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RONCHAMP: A MANIFESTO --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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The author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-7643-8232-5
Language:
English
Subjects:
Romance Studies
DOI:
10.1515/9783035603996
