Villa La Roche
House by Le Corbusier in Paris / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Villa La Roche, also Maison La Roche, is a house in Paris, designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret in 1923–1925. It was designed for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker from Basel and collector of avant-garde art. Villa La Roche now houses the Fondation Le Corbusier.
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Villa La Roche | |
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General information | |
Location | Paris, France |
Address | 10, square du Docteur Blanche 75016 |
Completed | 1923-25 |
Owner | Fondation Le Corbusier |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Le Corbusier |
Official name | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, vi |
Designated | 2016 (40th session) |
Part of | Maison La Roche et Jeanneret |
Reference no. | 1321-001 |
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La Roche commissioned Le Corbusier to build a villa as well as a gallery to house his art collection.
In July 2016, the house, Villa Jeanneret, and sixteen other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[1]