What are some famous buildings in Marseilles, France?

Question

for a french project

Answer 1

Le Corbusier building - modern architecture - built in 1952 - nobody wanted to live there once achieved - now a posh place -

   Located Boulevard Michelet 8th arrondissement

Answer 2

You've already gotten some good answers. I would just add the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-...

Answer 3

Famous buildings in Marseille include:

Palais du Pharo, built for Napoleon III who wanted to have a place to stay in the city, near the sea.

The Opera, built in 1787, and then rebuilt in 1924, after it was destroyed by a fire.

Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure, built by Napoleon III during the nineteeth century.

The Prefecture, nineteeth century too.

Fort Saint-Jean, which was first built during the XII century by the Hospitaller Knights of Jerusalem. Some improvement were done during the XV and XVII centuries.

There are a lot of famous buildings in Mareseille.

You should check out the city's website (in french):

http://www.marseille.fr/vdm/cms/Visite_d...

Answer 4

the best in architechture:

http://www.villes-en-france.org/histoire...

le corbusier "la cité radieuse"