Unité d'Habitation: vital statistics

1,600 The number of residents of Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation.

1,600The number of residents of Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation.

337

The number of units in the building comprising 23 different types. There is also a nursery school, hotel, shops, offices and gymnasium.

18

The number of floors. It also has a sun deck roof-terrace with an unobstructed view of the sea.

137m long

24m wide

56m high

Source:

www.marseille-citeradieuse.org

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