Cité Radieuse / Marseille

The "Cité Radieuse" is located on the Boulevard Michelet in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille.
From 1946 to 1952 the Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known under the name "Le Corbusier", built his first "Unité d'Habitation" building.
The 137 meter long, 24 meter wide and 56 meter high building houses 337 apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant/café, a hotel, a swimming pool, etc.
The shops, the restaurant/café and a rooftop terrace are freely accessible, just fill in your name at the porter in a visitors book. A visit to the roof terrace is worth it!
The view over Marseille, the sea and the surrounding mountains is breathtaking!
There are guided tours (reservation required!).
Open for visitors: daily from 09:00 to 18:00 h.
To get to the "Cité Radieuse", to best is to use the bus 21 from the station "Castellane" and get off at "Le Corbusier".