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Marseille’s Cité Radieuse damaged by fire
Authorities assess damage to architect Le Corbusier’s Radiant City, a landmark of modernist architectureOne of France’s most important landmarks of modernist architecture, La Cité Radieuse housing estate in Marseille, built by the architect Le Corbusier, has been damaged by fire. Fire services fought for over 12 hours to put out a blaze that began on Thursday afternoon in a first floor flat in the nine-storey concrete complex which is protected by special heritage status in France.
published date:Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:41:36 GMT