Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016 Inscribed)

"Chosen from the work of Le Corbusier, the 17 sites comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven countries and are a testimonial to the invention of a new architectural language that made a break with the past. They were built over a period of a half-century, in the course of what Le Corbusier described as “patient research”. The Complexe du Capitole in Chandigarh (India), the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (Japan), the House of Dr Curutchet in La Plata (Argentina) and the Unité d’habitation in Marseille (France) reflect the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society. These masterpieces of creative genius also attest to the internationalization of architectural practice across the planet."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage


Todate, I have collected postcards from 6 out of 7 countries and 7 out of the 17 sites.

INDIA:
1) Complexe du Capitole 

JAPAN:
2) Musée National des Beaux-Arts de l’Occident 

BELGIUM:
3) Maison Guiete 

GERMANY:
4) Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung

SWITZERLAND:
5) Petite villa au bod du lac Leman
6) Immeuble Clarte

FRANCE:
7) Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp
8) Unité d’habitation Marseille
9) Maisons La Roche et Jeanneret (wanted)
10) Cité Frugès (wanted)
11) Villa Savoye et loge du jardiner (wanted)
12) Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor (wanted)
13) La Manufacture à Saint- Dié (wanted)
14) Cabanon de Le Corbusier (wanted)
15) Couvent Sainte-Marie-de-la-Tourette (wanted)
16) Maison de la Culture de Firminy (wanted)

ARGENTINA:
17) Maison du docteur Curutchet (wanted)
 

Postcard 1A - INDIA
Chandigarh Capitol Complex, India. Thanks to Pulkit of India.

Postcard 1B - INDIA

The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India designed by Le Corbusier. Thanks to Prasanth of India.

Postcard 2 - JAPAN

I visited this museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo to view the Vatican collection exhibit of Early Rennaisance Italian Art. The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo is designed by Le Corbusier. Thanks to Aki of Japan.

Postcard 3 - BELGIUM

Maison Guiette, Belgium. Thanks to Hanko of Germany who took this photograph and printed this postcard.

Postcard 4A- GERMANY 

Interior view of Weiseenhofmuseum im Haus le Corbusier, Stuttgart. Thanks to Stephanie of Germany.

Postcard 4B- GERMANY 

Left bottom of multi-view postcard showing Maisons de la Weiseenhof-Siedlung of Stuttgart. Thanks to Liane of Germany.

Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung, Stuttgart - one of the Architectural Works of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement - a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nice "piper" stamp used. Thanks to Marcel of Germany who visited Stuttgart, Germany. Mailed out on June 18, 2021 and arrived in Penang island on July 6, 2021.

Postcard 5 - SWITZERLAND

Villa Le Lac. Petite villa au bord du lac Léman. Thanks to Oscar of Switzerland.

Postcard 6 - SWITZERLAND

Immeuble Clarté, Switzerland. Thanks to Thibaut of Switzerland.

Postcard 7A - FRANCE

Chapelle de Ronchamp, France. Thanks to Chrizine of Switzerland.

Postcard 7B - FRANCE

Chapelle Notre-Dame-du Haut, Ronchamp, France is part of UNESCO World Heritage architectural works by Le Corbusier. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Postcard 8 - FRANCE

Unite d'Habitation, Marseille, France. Thanks to Chrizine of Switzerland.

Postcard 9 - FRANCE 

Postcard bought in Beaubourg Museum, Paris. Thanks to Sylvie of France.

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Argentina - ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination

This property is located within the complex of the Former Navy School of Mechanics in Buenos Aires, in the former Officers’ Quarters. This was the Argentine Navy’s principal secret detention centre during the civil-military dictatorship of 1976-1983. As part of a national strategy to destroy armed and nonviolent opposition to the military regime, the Officers' Quarters building at ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada) was used for holding captive opponents who had been abducted in Buenos Aires and interrogating, torturing and eventually killing them.

Missing - Argentina - Los Alerces National Park

"The Los Alerces National Park is located in the Andes of northern Patagonia and has a western boundary, which coincides with the Chilean border. Successive glaciations have moulded the landscape in the region creating spectacular features such as moraines, glacial cirques and clear-water lakes. The vegetation is dominated by dense temperate forests, which give way to alpine meadows higher up under the rocky Andean peaks. The property is vital for the protection of some of the last portions of continuous Patagonian Forest in an almost pristine state and is the habitat for a number of endemic and threatened species of flora and fauna."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Argentina - Bolivia - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System

"Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) is an extensive Inca communication, trade and defense network of roads covering 30,000 kilometres. Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network through one of the world’s most extreme geographical terrains, linked the snow-capped peaks of the Andes – at an altitude of more than 6,000 metres – to the coast, running through hot rainforests, fertile valleys and absolute deserts. It reached its maximum expansion in the 15th century, when it spread across the length and breadth of the Andes. The Qhapac Ñan Andean Road System includes 273 component sites, spreading over more than 6,000 kilometres. They were selected to highlight the social, political, architectural and engineering achievements of the network, along with its associated infrastructure for trade, accommodation and storage, and sites of religious significance."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Map of Inca trail or Andean Road System in Peru. Thanks to Luk of Belgium who visited Peru.