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High Altar in the Chapel at the Cistercian Monastery of
La Tourette, near Lyons, France, 1956–59, Le Corbusier

A section of the floor plane can be elevated to establish a singular zone of
space within a larger room or hall. This raised space can serve as a retreat
from the activity around it or be a platform for viewing the surrounding
space. Within a religious structure, it can demarcate a sacred, holy, or
consecrated place.

East Harlem Preschool, New York City,
1970, Hammel, Green & Abrahamson

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