Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, in , is the only building designed primarily by Le Corbusier in the United States—he contributed to the design of the —and one of only two in the Americas.
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  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: historic building in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Carpenter Center”, “Carpenter center for the visual arts”, and “Harvard University Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts”
  • Address: 19 Prescott Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fogg Museum and Harvard Art Museums.

Museum
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The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University…

Museum
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The are part of Harvard University…

Arts center
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The is a film archive and cinema…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mid-Cambridge and Riverside.

Suburb
, also known as "Area 6", is a neighborhood of .

Suburb
, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood…

Neighborhood
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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Latitude
42.37362° or 42° 22′ 25″ north
Longitude
-71.11427° or 71° 6′ 51″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Operator
Harvard University
Open location code
87JC9VFP+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1052049399
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
4932330
Wiki­data ID
Q2940137
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Centre Carpenter d’Arts Visuals”
  • Chinese: “卡本特视觉艺术中心”
  • Chinese: “卡本特視覺藝術中心”
  • Dutch: “Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts”
  • French: “Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts”
  • German: “Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts”
  • Italian: “Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts”
  • Japanese: “カーペンター視覚芸術センター”
  • Russian: “Центр изобразительных искусств Карпентера”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Artes Visuales Carpenter”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Baldwin and Inman Square.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Harvard Faculty Club and Emerson Hall.

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