Cité radieuse, Marseille
Le Corbusier's machine for living
Le Corbusier's 'vertical village' from 1952 with 337 flats, a shopping street, a hotel and a roof terrace.
UNESCO World Heritage
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- World Heritage since
- 2016
- This site
- Unité d'habitation (Cité radieuse)
17 buildings in seven countries showing Le Corbusier's modernism. In southern France they include the Unité d’habitation apartment block – the Cité radieuse – in Marseille (1952) and his small holiday cabin, the Cabanon, at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Visit: The Cité radieuse has a hotel, a restaurant and a roof terrace with an art centre that is open to visitors.
43.2617° N, 5.3962° E
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