Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
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Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp is a renowned modernist Catholic chapel in France, celebrated for its sculptural form, innovative use of light, and status as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential religious buildings.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church building
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chapel → modernist building → pilgrimage church → work of Le Corbusier → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
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Ronchamp Chapel → |
| architect |
Le Corbusier
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| completionDate |
1955
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| constructionStartDate |
1953
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| country |
France
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| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady of the Heights
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Virgin Mary → |
| denomination |
Catholic Church
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| designedIn |
early 1950s
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| function |
pilgrimage site
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place of worship → |
| hasCapacity |
small interior congregation
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| hasFeature |
bell tower
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irregularly placed windows → outdoor altar → roof separated from walls by light gap → sculptural roof → side chapels → thick curving walls → |
| hasOutdoorSpaceFor |
large pilgrimage crowds
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| hasPilgrimageFeast |
Assumption of Mary
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| hasVisitorCenterBy |
Renzo Piano
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| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| inaugurationDate |
1955
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| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Haute-Saône → Ronchamp → |
| materialUsed |
reinforced concrete
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stone → |
| notableFor |
influence on modern religious architecture
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innovative use of natural light → sculptural architectural form → |
| orientation |
hilltop site
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| ownedBy |
Association Oeuvre Notre-Dame du Haut
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| partOf |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| replaced |
earlier chapel destroyed in World War II
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| roofShape |
sweeping curved concrete shell
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| style |
Expressionist architecture
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Modern architecture → |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear |
2016
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Le Corbusier
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Le Corbusier ("Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut") → |
notableWork |
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Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
("Ronchamp Chapel")
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alsoKnownAs |
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
("Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp")
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hasPart |
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Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
("Ronchamp")
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locatedIn |
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Le Modulor
("Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp")
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usedInWork |