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The first and most famous of the Unité d'Habitation buildings is in Marseille, France, and was built between 1947 and 1952.One of Le Corbusier's most famous works, it proved enormously influential and is often cited as the initial inspiration for the Brutalist architectural style and philosophy.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille was built between 1853 and 1864 on the highest point in the city in the neo-Byzantine style. It was finished ten years before its famous sister, the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in Paris, was begun. It was designed by the architect Henri-Jacques Espérandieu. The main feature of the church is a ...
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Construction was begun on the site in Marseille's northern suburbs in 1991, and was completed in 1994; the building was officially inaugurated in September of that year. [10] The Hôtel du Département is the largest public building in Marseille. [11] [12]
The Palais Longchamp was created to celebrate the construction of the Canal de Marseille, which was built to bring water from the river Durance to Marseille.Although the foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Orleans on 15 November 1839, the building took 30 years to complete, partly because of the enormous expense and partly because of difficulties with local regulations.
Marseille Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille [katedʁal sɛ̃t maʁi maʒœʁ də maʁsɛj] or Cathédrale de La Major or simply La Major) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France. Located in Marseille, it has been a basilica minor since 1896.
On 4 April 1871, General Henry Espivent de la Villeboisnet entered the city with six to seven thousand regular soldiers and regained control. [9] In early 1943, during the Second World War, the Hôtel de Ville was one of only four buildings to survive when the German authorities decided to demolish most of the surrounding area. [10]
The Old Port of Marseille (French: Vieux-Port de Marseille, [vjøpɔʁ də maʁsɛj]) is at the end of the Canebière, the major street of Marseille. It has been the natural harbour of the city since antiquity and is now the main popular place in Marseille. It became mainly pedestrian in 2013.