Sainte Marie de La Tourette is a Dominican Order priory, located on a hillside near Lyon, France, designed by the architect Le Corbusier, the architect’s final building. The design of the building began in May 1953 and completed in 1961. The committee that decided the creation of the building considered that the primary duty of the monastery should be the spiritual awakening of the people and in particular the inhabitants of nearby areas. As a result, the monastery was constructed in Eveux-sur-Arbresle, which is just 25 km from Lyon and is accessible by train or car.
In July 2016, the building and sixteen other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their outstanding testimony to the development of modern architecture.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte_Marie_de_La_Tourette
Official Website http://www.couventlatourette.com/
La Tourette Monastery at Galinsky.com http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/latourette/index.htm
Email culture@couventlatourette.com
Phone +33 4 74 26 79 70
Address BP 105 Eveux 69591 L'Arbresle, France
Coordinates 45°49'10.844" N 4°37'21.303" E
