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A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a… — Le Corbusier

Historical literature

A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe.

In the original French

Cent fois j'ai pensé : : New York est une catastrophe, et cinquante fois : c'est une belle catastrophe.

Le Corbusier
1937
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Topic
New York City
Genre
Historical literature
Time
1937
Person
Le Corbusier
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Current citation
Corbusier, Le. When the Cathedrals Were White. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964.
Original citation
Corbusier, Le. Quand Les Cathedrales Etaient Blanches [When the Cathedrals Were White]. Librairie Plon, 1937.

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