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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo) ル・コルビュジエの建築作品-近代建築運動への顕著な貢献-

Inscribed 2016CulturalTokyo

A transnational inscription of 17 works by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier across seven countries. Japan's part is the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno, Tokyo (1959) — the only Le Corbusier building in Japan, designed as a museum of unlimited growth and built with his Japanese pupils.

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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo) — ル・コルビュジエの建築作品-近代建築運動への顕著な貢献-
Photo: Lian Chang from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inscribed2016 (UNESCO World Heritage List)
Criteria(i), (ii), (vi) — Cultural
PrefecturesTokyo
UNESCO listingwhc.unesco.org — ref. 1321
Component parts1 listed below
Coordinates46.46841, 6.82934 · Open in Google Maps

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