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PLACES: THE CORTOT ROOM BY AUGUSTE PERRET

In 1929, concerned with giving his students a place for artistic expression and performance Alfred Cortot commissioned a concert hall by Auguste Perret, the architect known for conceiving the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. The Cortot room plays an integral role in the l’École Normale de Musique de Paris and can hold 400 attendees. Mostly wooded, It has an exceptional acoustic character that is similar to that of a violin. Classified as a Historic Monument, this Art Deco masterpiece has welcomed some of the greatest musicians of our time. It also traditionally hosts the end of the year competitions, student concerts and public master classes.

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78 rue Cardinet
75017 Paris

THE CHURCH OF NOTRE-DAME DU RAINCY

The Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy is a modern church built between 1922-23 by the French architects Auguste and Gustave Perret.
It is sometimes called the “Holy Chapel of Reinforced Concrete,” and it has the peculiar particularity of being the first place of worship built in France using grey cement.
Le Corbusier was Auguste Perret’s assistant, who then became the Pygmalion of modern architecture. He used to say, “Le Raincy wears a mask, a façade that hides the beauty of the vessel.”

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