Le Corbusier - Memorials

Memorials

Le Corbusier's portrait was featured on the 10 Swiss francs banknote, pictured with his distinctive eyeglasses.

The following place-names carry his name:

  • Place Le Corbusier, Paris, near the site of his atelier on the Rue de Sèvres.
  • Le Corbusier Boulevard, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
  • Place Le Corbusier in his hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
  • Le Corbusier Street in the partido of Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
  • Le Corbusier Street in Le Village Parisien of Brossard, Quebec, Canada.
  • Le Corbusier Promenade, a promenade along the water at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
  • Le Corbusier Museum, Sector- 8 Chandigarh, India.

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