Discovering Le Corbusier #1: The march to Ronchamp
Photographic documentation of the architectural masterpiece Chapelle Notre-Dame du Haut
The genesis
I defy a visitor to give, offhand, the dimensions of the different parts of the building
Architect Le Corbusier on the Ronchamp Chapel
The Four Elevations
The Entrance to the chapel
Technical sketches
The famous concrete shell roof
The Human Scale Cross
The brutalist gargoyle
The Bell Towers
Music and the Space
The Interior Space
The famous fenestration wall
The Honest Concrete Texture
Your Excellency, I hand over to you this chapel built of honest concrete, shaped perhaps with temerity, certainly with courage, hoping that it will find in you and those who will climb this hill an echo of wat all of us have put into it.
Le Corbusier in the address to the Archbishop at the dedication of the chapel.
The Corbusier Colour Palette
The Horizon
Thanks for reading!
All text and sketch snippets are from the book called “text and sketches for ronchamp Le Corbusier” and all copyrights remain with the publishers. This blog is only written with an intention of self-reflection and could be used for academic purposes for all those interested. I bought this beautiful book at the visitors center of Chapelle Notre-Dame du Haut. Perhaps the Best € 9 ever spent. It's a fun little book you can check out at https://www.amazon.com/Texts-sketches-Ronchamp-Corbusier/dp/B0007BPW7S