See the 17 Le Corbusier Projects.
The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly referred to as UNESCO) has named 17 projects in 7 countries by revolutionary Modernist architect Le Corbusier to their list of World Heritage Sites. Given to places of special cultural or physical significance, the designation will help to protect and preserve the buildings for future generations. Citing Le Corbusier’s inventive architectural language, UNESCO praised the collection of projects for “[reflecting] the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society.”
“The inscription on the World Heritage List of 17 buildings of sites by Le Corbusier represents a strong encouragement to continue all along Le Corbusier’s built work to maintain this living heritage and to hand it down to future generations,” said Fondation Le Corbusier President Antoine Picon in a statement. “It also contributes to the understanding of that complex and fragile legacy and helps its dissemination to the widest audience.”
Unité d’habitation, Marseille, France

Maison Guiette, Antwerp, Belgium

Capitol Complex, Chandigarh, India

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan

Weissenhof-Siedlung Estate, Stuttgart, Germany

Maison Curutchet, La Plata, Argentina

Dominican Monastery of La Tourette near Lyon, France

Villa Savoye near Paris, France

Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France

Maison La Roche, Paris, France

Villa Le Lac, Corseaux, Switzerland

Cité Frugès, Pessac, France

Immeuble Clarté, Geneva, Switzerland

Immeuble Molitor, Paris, France

Usine Claude et Duval Factory, Saint-Dié, France

Cabanon de Le Corbusier, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Maison de la Culture, Firminy, France

The other three world heritage sites it named on Sunday were:
- Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Brazil)
- Khangchendzonga National Park (India)
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