Le Corbusier was commissioned to design the church of Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France at the end of World War II. This church stands in contrast to his early light-flooded buildings. The thick, sculptural, white walls reflect the colors of the deeply recessed stained glass windows, giving the chapel a demure ethereal glow.
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