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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church building
chapel
modernist building
pilgrimage church
work of Le Corbusier
alsoKnownAs Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Ronchamp Chapel
architect Le Corbusier
completionDate 1955
constructionStartDate 1953
country France
dedicatedTo Our Lady of the Heights
Virgin Mary
denomination 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
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

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier ("Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut")
notableWork
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp ("Ronchamp Chapel")
alsoKnownAs
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ("Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp")
hasPart
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp ("Ronchamp")
locatedIn
Le Modulor ("Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp")
usedInWork

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