ロンシャンの礼拝堂 / Notre Dame du Haut

近代建築の三大巨匠、ル・コルビュジエの代表作の一つ、
ロンシャンの礼拝堂の紹介です。

I introduce Notre Dame du Haut which is one of the most famous architecture
designed by Le Corbusier, who is one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.



ロンシャンの礼拝堂はコルビュジエ後期の代表作であり、
シェル構造を採用しうねった屋根、それを浮かせるように支える巨大な分厚い外壁、
その壁にランダムに穿たれた小さな開口部から幾条もの光が差し込む内部空間
が特徴とされる建築です。

Notre Dame du Haut is commonly thought of as a more extreme design
of Le Corbusier’s late style.
The structure is made mostly of concrete and is comparatively small,
enclosed by thick walls, with the upturned roof supported on columns
embedded within the walls.
In the interior, the spaces left between the walls and roof are filled
with clerestory windows, as well as the asymmetric light from the wall openings,
serve to further reinforce the sacred nature of the space and reinforce
the relationship of the building with its surroundings.

フランス東部の田舎町、ロンシャンの小高い丘の頂上に位置し、
鉄道のロンシャン駅から徒歩で行くことができます。

The site is high on a hill near Ronchamp in eastern France.
You can visit there on foot from train station "Ronchamp".