🌟 Must-Visit Places in My France Travel Guide 🌟

🌟The Sainte-Pierre de Firminy Church is a must-visit destination. It's Le Corbusier's last work before his death, and compared to the shocking and unconventional Chapel of Ronchamp, this place better distills his ultimate contemplation of life through architecture. I've heard that all those who admire him come here on a "pilgrimage." 🌟My fondness for Le Corbusier began with a special exhibition of his work at the Tokyo National Museum of Western Art, and in 2019, I read his book "Towards a New Architecture." 🌟Since then, I set a goal to become someone who appreciates architecture. Similar to appreciating classical music, this requires overcoming a high barrier. In fact, many people, including myself, are like those who pretend to be enthusiasts but give up at the first challenge. I once wanted to create a guide to see all of Le Corbusier's works, but a few weeks after finishing the book, he was forgotten. However, I firmly believe that there are those who, with effort and luck, can pass through the gates of wonder to find a spiritual sanctuary. 🌟Le Corbusier lived in a time of change, where people desperately needed to establish a new, equal order due to the destruction caused by the Industrial Revolution and war. The forms of art had changed, and the structures of buildings could be calculated. He eagerly embraced new technologies, believing that architecture moves people not because of style and design but because of a way of thinking, distilled from classical architecture in terms of proportion, scale, and light and shadow. 🌟In seeking universal laws for modern architecture, Le Corbusier looked to the Renaissance masters, who in turn looked to the ancient philosophers. Is the Sainte-Pierre de Firminy Church Le Corbusier's whisper to himself? Do I, like the ancient philosophers, look up to the stars to find a spiritual outlet for modern people? 🌟Before coming to the church, my only imagination was that since Le Corbusier had no faith, this would be a church without religious symbols, and that I would finally, after three years, check off a Le Corbusier work. 🌟Passing through the dark and narrow passage, the enclosed space around me made me look up subconsciously, and the towering dome of the church appeared before me, as if two beams of holy light were cast from the sky to the earth. Without warning, my limbs began to tingle. The concrete wall on the north side, with holes left in advance, allows natural light to create an effect like the Sirius star system. 🌟 The church is quiet, so quiet that in its depth, there is vast nothingness, with only the flowing, vibrant light to see oneself. I do not have a Christian faith, and I have never imagined what heaven looks like, but at this moment, I thought I was in heaven. 🌟It was as if I was suddenly thrown from the noisy, colorful world into a sacred space connecting the life of the universe, traveling through a fantastic journey where the spirit detaches from the body, and the soul follows the holy light out of the body... 🌟This is the only life experience I can never explain, with a surging in my head and uncontrollable sobbing. Before, seeing good architecture at most moved me, but today, it was a shock. #LifePassion #MoreThanTwoSides #FranceAttractions #Church #LeCorbusier