Le Corbusier_ La Tourette Monastery
At First, I tried to find out what were Le Corbusiers’ inspiration sources when he designed La Tourette:
This is Dionysiou Monastery built at the 14th century on Mount Athos -Greece …. The residential units dependent on the hillside:
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And This is The plan of Le Thorenet Abbey At southeast France, built from 1160- 1200 :
Le Thorenet Abbeyl low Floor:
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La Tourette – Entrance floor:
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Le Thorenet Abbey – Prayer hall
La Tourette – Prayer Hall
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Le Thorenet inner courtyard
La Tourette inner courtyard
Someone Has Built It Before 