Tower of Shadows
Also known as Tour des Ombres
1956
Brutalism
garden pavilion
Le Corbusier designed the Tower of Shadows as an experimental pavilion within the Chandigarh Capitol Complex so that "not a single ray of sun enters it from any angle." The north side stands permanently open, because sunlight never…
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- 1956
Le Corbusier
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