Villa Le Lac is a small house on Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Switzerland, designed by Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret between 1923 and 1924 for the architect's parents. Measuring only 64 square meters, four meters by sixteen meters along the shoreline, the house demonstrates three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture. It is recognized as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016. Since 2010 it has operated as a museum hosting exhibitions on architecture and on Le Corbusier's work. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Villa Le Lac, also known as the Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, is a residential building on Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, designed by Swiss architects and cousins Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret between 1923 and 1924 for Le Corbusier's parents.
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The building is a designated Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016.
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The Villa Le Lac, also known as the Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, is a residential building on Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, designed by Swiss architects and cousins Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret between 1923 and 1924 for Le Corbusier's parents. It is an example of residential Modern architecture and showcases three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture. The buil
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It is an example of residential Modern architecture and showcases three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture.
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As part of the 1931 alteration, the north and west façades were covered in the existing galvanized steel sheets, and a northern retaining wall and annex were built.
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Wikidata item Q1519685, property P571: 1924
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Corseaux, Switzerland
Wikidata item Q1519685, property P131/P17 (location): Corseaux, Switzerland
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