Stuttgart Houses Claim UNESCO Title

Two Le Corbusier houses at the Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany, have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, making it the first World Heritage Site for Stuttgart and the 41st for Germany.

As part of a transnational joint application, Stuttgart and destinations in seven other countries applied to have 17 of Le Corbusier’s buildings listed due to the architect’s outstanding contribution to Modernism. The two Stuttgart houses are the architect’s only buildings in Germany and include the Weissenhof Museum, which illustrates the radical change in architecture around the time of the Second World War, as well as Le Corbusier’s visionary thinking.

Germany’s other 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites include the majestic Cologne Cathedral, the expansive Wadden Sea habitat, Classical Weimar and Regensburg’s charming Old Town.

For more information about Germany’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, visit http://www.germany.travel/unesco.

(photo credit: Weissenhofmuseum/Brigida Gonzalez)