Le Corbusier

The generating idea for the Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Haut was conceived in 1950 and its construction was completed in 1955; it was the first of only two religious architectural works built by Le Corbusier (the second being the Monastery of La Tourette). The Chapel is generally perceived as a manifesto within Le Corbusier's work. It was the cause of many a controversy during its construction period. Today, Ronchamp is without a doubt the most frequently visited of Le Corbusier's buildings, rendering the site an architectural place of pilgrimage, promoted to the ranks of the most cherished and venerated of worldly treasures. This guide is not only an invitation to a promenade through the building - it is also an exploration of the different stages of the project itself and the architect's design process, largely drawn from Le Corbusier's own comments.