Weissenhof Estate
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Baden-Württemberg, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Weissenhof Estate (German: Weißenhofsiedlung) is a housing estate built for the 1927 Deutscher Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany. It was an international showcase of modern architecture's aspiration to provide cheap, simple, efficient, and good-quality housing.[1]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Part of | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement |
Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(vi) |
Reference | 1321rev-005 |
Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
Area | 0.1165 ha (12,540 sq ft) |
Buffer zone | 33.6213 ha (3,618,970 sq ft) |
Website | weissenhofmuseum |
Coordinates | 48°48.03′N 9°10.66′E |
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Two buildings designed by Le Corbusier were designated a World Heritage Site in 2016 as part of The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. The remainder of the Estate, and some adjacent streets and buildings, are a part of the Site's buffer zone.