In Ronchamp, the Colline de Bourlémont is much more than an architectural site: it's a place of memory, creation and contemplation.
Overlooking the southern Vosges mountains, it has been welcoming visitors for decades to discover the Notre-Dame du Haut chapel and the surrounding architectural ensemble.
Discovery tours offer an in-depth look at this unique site, highlighting its history and the great figures who have shaped it.
The tour begins with a look back at the hill's religious history, before moving on to Le Corbusier's arrival in Ronchamp. In the early 1950s, the architect designed a radically new chapel here.
Inaugurated in 1955, Notre-Dame du Haut broke with the traditional codes of sacred art.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the past 10 years, the chapel unfolds slowly throughout the visit, inviting observation, understanding and contemplation.
The guided tour continues with the discovery of the other buildings that make up the Colline de Bourlémont site. In particular, you'll discover how the work of Renzo Piano - RPBW, with the Sainte-Claire monastery and the porterie (reception pavilion), brings a contemporary dimension to the site.
Discreetly set into the hillside, these buildings blend into the landscape and respect the balance of the site, in a subtle dialogue between architecture, nature and spirituality.
These guided tours offer a genuine opportunity for exchange and transmission, accessible to all, whether you're an architecture enthusiast, a history buff or just a curious visitor.
The tour provides an insight into how three major architects of the XXᵉ and XXIᵉ centuries, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé and Renzo Piano, contributed to making the Colline de Bourlémont an exceptional architectural ensemble.
Times: 3 pm to 4 pm
Capacity: from 5 people. Visit limited to 30 people.
Conditions: Registration required.
Overlooking the southern Vosges mountains, it has been welcoming visitors for decades to discover the Notre-Dame du Haut chapel and the surrounding architectural ensemble.
Discovery tours offer an in-depth look at this unique site, highlighting its history and the great figures who have shaped it.
The tour begins with a look back at the hill's religious history, before moving on to Le Corbusier's arrival in Ronchamp. In the early 1950s, the architect designed a radically new chapel here.
Inaugurated in 1955, Notre-Dame du Haut broke with the traditional codes of sacred art.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the past 10 years, the chapel unfolds slowly throughout the visit, inviting observation, understanding and contemplation.
The guided tour continues with the discovery of the other buildings that make up the Colline de Bourlémont site. In particular, you'll discover how the work of Renzo Piano - RPBW, with the Sainte-Claire monastery and the porterie (reception pavilion), brings a contemporary dimension to the site.
Discreetly set into the hillside, these buildings blend into the landscape and respect the balance of the site, in a subtle dialogue between architecture, nature and spirituality.
These guided tours offer a genuine opportunity for exchange and transmission, accessible to all, whether you're an architecture enthusiast, a history buff or just a curious visitor.
The tour provides an insight into how three major architects of the XXᵉ and XXIᵉ centuries, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé and Renzo Piano, contributed to making the Colline de Bourlémont an exceptional architectural ensemble.
Times: 3 pm to 4 pm
Capacity: from 5 people. Visit limited to 30 people.
Conditions: Registration required.
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