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
instanceOf Roman Catholic church building
chapel
modernist building
pilgrimage church
work of Le Corbusier
alsoKnownAs Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
surface form: Ronchamp Chapel
architect Le Corbusier
completionDate 1955
constructionStartDate 1953
country France
dedicatedTo Queen of Heaven
surface form: Our Lady of the Heights

Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
designedIn early 1950s
function pilgrimage site
place of worship
hasCapacity small interior congregation
hasFeature bell tower
irregularly placed windows
outdoor altar
roof separated from walls by light gap
sculptural roof
side chapels
thick curving walls
hasOutdoorSpaceFor large pilgrimage crowds
hasPilgrimageFeast Assumption of Mary
hasVisitorCenterBy Renzo Piano
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inaugurationDate 1955
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Haute-Saône
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ronchamp
materialUsed reinforced concrete
stone
notableFor influence on modern religious architecture
innovative use of natural light
sculptural architectural form
orientation hilltop site
ownedBy Association Oeuvre Notre-Dame du Haut
partOf The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
religion Roman Catholicism
replaced earlier chapel destroyed in World War II
roofShape sweeping curved concrete shell
style Expressionist architecture
Modern architecture
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2016

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Le Corbusier notableWork Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
Le Corbusier notableWork Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
this entity surface form: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Le Modulor usedInWork Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
this entity surface form: Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement hasPart Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
this entity surface form: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp locatedIn Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ronchamp
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp alsoKnownAs Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
this entity surface form: Ronchamp Chapel
Association Oeuvre Notre-Dame du Haut associatedWith Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
this entity surface form: chapel of Notre Dame du Haut