Guided tour of Bourlémont hill, a showpiece of modern architecture with Le Corbusier's Notre-Dame du Haut chapel at its summit.
In Ronchamp, the Colline de Bourlémont is much more than an architectural site: it is a place of memory, creation and contemplation.
Overlooking the southern Vosges mountains, it has for decades welcomed visitors who have come to discover the Notre-Dame du Haut chapel and the surrounding architectural ensemble.
The guided tours offer an in-depth look at this unique site, highlighting its history and the great figures who have shaped it.
The tour begins with a look back at the religious history of the hill, before moving on to Le Corbusier's arrival in Ronchamp. In the early 1950s, the architect designed a radically new chapel here.
Inaugurated in 1955, Notre-Dame du Haut broke with the traditional codes of sacred art.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the past 10 years, the chapel can be discovered slowly throughout the visit, inviting observation, understanding and contemplation.
The guided tour continues with a look at the other buildings that make up the Colline de Bourlémont site. In particular, you'll discover how the work of Renzo Piano - RPBW, with the Sainte-Claire monastery and the porterie (reception pavilion), adds a contemporary dimension to the site.
Discreetly set into the hillside, these buildings blend into the landscape and respect the balance of the site, in a subtle dialogue between architecture, nature and spirituality.
These guided tours offer a genuine opportunity for exchange and sharing, accessible to all, whether you're an architecture enthusiast, a history buff or just a curious visitor.
The tour explains how three major architects of the 20th and 21st centuries - Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé and Renzo Piano - contributed to making the Colline de Bourlémont an exceptional architectural ensemble.
