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Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1954.
In 1965, the influential Swiss architect and city planner Le Corbusier died suddenly on August 27 at Cap Martin, France. He passed away at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack while swimming off the coast of the French Riviera. Following his death, he was honored with a national funeral.123