Cité Radieuse (Unité d'habitation)
Cité radieuse – Unité d'habitation de Marseille
A 'vertical city' housing block completed by Le Corbusier in 1952; it was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2016 as one of his architectural works, and you can visit its rooftop and interior street.
The Cité Radieuse is the prototype of Le Corbusier's modernist collective housing. Its concrete block rests on massive pillars and contains about 330 duplex apartments and an 'interior street' with shops, restaurants and a hotel. The rooftop has a kindergarten, a running track and sculptural ventilation towers, with views over Marseille and the bay. The rooftop MaMo art center hosts exhibitions in summer. The building is still home to residents; visits are available through the Marseille tourist office (reservation required). Take bus 21 or go to Rond-Point du Prado metro station.
Opening hours
Shopping street open during the day; tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- Stade Vélodrome
- Parc Borély & Prado Beaches
- Corniche Kennedy
- Notre-Dame de la Garde
- Noailles & Marché des Capucins
- Marseille History Museum & Jardin des Vestiges
- Old Port of Marseille
- Abbey of Saint-Victor