The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Includes	17 sites on three continents
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(vi)
Reference	1321rev
Inscription	2016 (40th Session)
Area	98.5 ha (0.380 sq mi)
Buffer zone	1,409.4 ha (5.442 sq mi)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.^[1] These sites demonstrate how Modern Movement architecture was applied to respond to the needs of society and show the global range of a style and an architect.^[2]

List of the sites[edit]

ID	Name	Location	Coordinates	Property Area	Buffer Zone
1321-001	Maisons La Roche et Jeanneret	France	48°51′6.696″N 2°15′55.26″E / 48.85186000°N 2.2653500°E / 48.85186000; 2.2653500	0.097 ha (0.24 acres)	13.644 ha (33.72 acres)
1321-002	Petite villa au bord du lac Léman fr	Switzerland	46°28′6.29″N 6°49′45.61″E / 46.4684139°N 6.8293361°E / 46.4684139; 6.8293361	0.04 ha (0.099 acres)	5.8 ha (14 acres)
1321-003	Cité Frugès	France	44°47′56.004″N 0°38′52.368″E / 44.79889000°N 0.64788000°E / 44.79889000; 0.64788000	2.179 ha (5.38 acres)	26.475 ha (65.42 acres)
1321-004	Maison Guiette	Belgium	51°11′1.201″N 4°23′35.7″E / 51.18366694°N 4.393250°E / 51.18366694; 4.393250	0.0103 ha (0.025 acres)	6.7531 ha (16.687 acres)
1321-005	Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung	Germany	48°47′59.442″N 9°10′39.594″E / 48.79984500°N 9.17766500°E / 48.79984500; 9.17766500	0.1165 ha (0.288 acres)	33.6213 ha (83.080 acres)
1321-006	Villa Savoye et loge du jardiner	France	48°55′27.923″N 2°1′42.038″E / 48.92442306°N 2.02834389°E / 48.92442306; 2.02834389	1.036 ha (2.56 acres)	155.585 ha (384.46 acres)
1321-007	Immeuble Clarté	Switzerland	46°12′0.576″N 6°9′23.072″E / 46.20016000°N 6.15640889°E / 46.20016000; 6.15640889	0.15 ha (0.37 acres)	1.8 ha (4.4 acres)
1321-008	Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor	France	48°50′36.204″N 2°15′4.644″E / 48.84339000°N 2.25129000°E / 48.84339000; 2.25129000	0.032 ha (0.079 acres)	57.113 ha (141.13 acres)
1321-009	Unité d’habitation Marseille	France	43°15′40.932″N 5°23′46.248″E / 43.26137000°N 5.39618000°E / 43.26137000; 5.39618000	3.648 ha (9.01 acres)	119.833 ha (296.11 acres)
1321-010	La Manufacture à Saint-Dié fr	France	48°17′26.952″N 6°57′0.9″E / 48.29082000°N 6.950250°E / 48.29082000; 6.950250	0.762 ha (1.88 acres)	64.912 ha (160.40 acres)
1321-011	Curutchet House	Argentina	34°54′40.83″S 57°56′30.57″W / 34.9113417°S 57.9418250°W / -34.9113417; -57.9418250	0.027 ha (0.067 acres)	6.965 ha (17.21 acres)
1321-012	Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp	France	47°42′16.164″N 6°37′14.808″E / 47.70449000°N 6.62078000°E / 47.70449000; 6.62078000	2.734 ha (6.76 acres)	239.661 ha (592.22 acres)
1321-013	Cabanon de Le Corbusier	France	43°45′34.992″N 7°27′48.24″E / 43.75972000°N 7.4634000°E / 43.75972000; 7.4634000	0.198 ha (0.49 acres)	176.172 ha (435.33 acres)
1321-014	Complexe du Capitole	India	30°45′27″N 76°48′20″E / 30.75750°N 76.80556°E / 30.75750; 76.80556	66 ha (160 acres)	195 ha (480 acres)
1321-015	Couvent Sainte-Marie-de-la-Tourette	France	45°49′9.826″N 4°37′21″E / 45.81939611°N 4.62250°E / 45.81939611; 4.62250	17.923 ha (44.29 acres)	99.872 ha (246.79 acres)
1321-016	Musée National des Beaux-Arts de l’Occident	Japan	35°42′55″N 139°46′33″E / 35.71528°N 139.77583°E / 35.71528; 139.77583	0.93 ha (2.3 acres)	116.17 ha (287.1 acres)
1321-017	Maison de la Culture de Firminy [fr]	France	45°22′59.484″N 4°17′20.641″E / 45.38319000°N 4.28906694°E / 45.38319000; 4.28906694	2.601 ha (6.43 acres)	90.008 ha (222.41 acres)

Location maps[edit]

Location of sites throughout the world

Location of European sites in and around France

References[edit]

^ UNESCO World Heritage List accessed 17 August 2016
^ "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] UNESCO World Heritage List accessed 17 August 2016

[whs-2] "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Argentina
Northwest	Quebrada de Humahuaca Talampaya National Park Inca road system¹
Mesopotamia	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis² San Ignacio Miní Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana Nuestra Señora de Loreto Santa María la Mayor Iguazú National Park
Cuyo	Ischigualasto Provincial Park Inca road system¹
Pampas	Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier³ (Curutchet House)
Patagonia	Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Los Alerces National Park Los Glaciares National Park Valdés Peninsula
¹ Shared with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru ² Shared with Brazil ³ Shared with France, Germany, India, Japan, and Switzerland,

v t e World Heritage Sites in France
Île-de-France	Palace and Park of Versailles Fontainebleau Palace and Park Paris: Banks of the Seine Provins
Parisian basin	Amiens Cathedral Belfries of Belgium and France¹ Bourges Cathedral Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars Chartres Cathedral Climats and terroirs of Burgundy Reims: Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Abbey of Saint-Remi, Palace of Tau Abbey of Fontenay Le Havre Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Vézelay Church and hill
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Belfries of Belgium and France¹ Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
East	Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans Nancy: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance Strasbourg: Grande Île, Neustadt Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps³
West	Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Mont Saint-Michel and its bay
South West	Episcopal city, Albi Port of the Moon, Bordeaux Prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère valley Pyrénées – Mont Perdu² Saint-Émilion
Centre East	Chaîne des Puys Chauvet Cave Lyon
Mediterranean	Roman and Romanesque monuments, Arles Carcassonne citadel Gulf of Porto: Calanches de Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble, Avignon Bridge Pont du Gard Orange: Roman Theatre and environs, Triumphal Arch
Multiple regions	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Canal du Midi Fortifications of Vauban Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Overseas departments and territories	French Austral Lands and Seas Lagoons of New Caledonia Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Taputapuātea
¹Shared locally with other region/s and with Belgium ²Shared with Spain ³Shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland

v t e World Heritage Sites in Germany
For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Germany.
Northern	ADGB Trade Union School Berlin Modernism Housing Estates Bremen Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace Fagus Factory in Alfeld Hedeby and the Danevirke Archaeological Border Complex St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin Hanseatic City of Lübeck Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Central	Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm ~~Dresden Elbe Valley~~ (delisted in 2009) Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region¹ Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Haus am Horn Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski² Naumburg Cathedral Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg Wartburg Castle Classical Weimar
Western	Aachen Cathedral Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Cologne Cathedral Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Upper Middle Rhine Valley Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Speyer Cathedral Völklingen Ironworks Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Southern	Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Weissenhof Estate) Town of Bamberg Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura Frontiers of the Roman Empire:³ Upper Germanic & Rhaetian Limes Maulbronn Monastery Complex Margravial Opera House Monastic Island of Reichenau Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Pilgrimage Church of Wies Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps⁴ Water Management System of Augsburg Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Natural	Messel Pit Fossil Site Ancient Beech Forests⁵ Wadden Sea⁶
¹ Shared with the Czech Republic ² Shared with Poland ³ Shared with the United Kingdom ⁴ Shared with Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland ⁵ Shared with Slovakia and Ukraine ⁶ Shared with the Netherlands and Denmark

v t e World Heritage Sites in Japan
Hokkaido	Shiretoko
Tōhoku	Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kantō	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Shrines and Temples of Nikkō Ogasawara Islands Tomioka Silk Mill
Chūbu	Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kansai	Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area Himeji Castle Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Chūgoku	Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kyushu	Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Yakushima Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

v t e World Heritage Sites in India
North	Agra Fort The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Fatehpur Sikri Great Himalayan National Park Humayun's Tomb Keoladeo National Park Khajuraho Group of Monuments Kalka-Shimla Railway Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Qutub Minar and its Monuments Red Fort Complex Taj Mahal
East	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Kaziranga National Park Mahabodhi Temple Complex Nalanda Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Sun Temple at Konark Sundarbans National Park Khangchendzonga National Park
South	Great Living Chola Temples Group of Monuments at Hampi Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Nilgiri Mountain Railway Western Ghats
West	Historic City of Ahmadabad Ajanta Caves Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Churches and convents of Goa Elephanta Caves Ellora Caves Hill Forts of Rajasthan Jaipur Jantar Mantar of Jaipur Rani ki vav Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Western Ghats The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Belgium
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier¹ Belfries of Belgium and France² Flemish Béguinages Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs Historic Centre of Brugge La Grand-Place, Brussels Major Mining Sites of Wallonia Major town houses of the architect Victor Horta Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe³ Stoclet House
¹ Listing shared with six other countries, which includes Belgium's Maison Guiette; ² Listing shared with France; ³ Listing shared with twelve other countries, which include's Belgium's Sonian Forest.

v t e World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Lake Geneva region	Lavaux Vineyard Terraces Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch¹
Espace Mittelland	La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle Old City of Bern Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch¹
Eastern	Convent of St. Gall Convent of St. Johann Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes² Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Ticino	Monte San Giorgio Castles, Wall and Ramparts of Bellinzona
Nationwide	Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps³ The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier¹
¹ Shared with other region/s ² Shared with Italy ³ Shared with Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia