Le Corbusier gave it scriptural qualities by making it almost like a church. The Notre-Dame-du-Haut has three chapels found under towers and also contains an altar.
At the time, Corbusier was not interested in something known currently as a "Machine Age" so instead went with, what people can assume to be, a more religious feel. This is probably due to the church that was the previous building before this structure was created.
with the emergence of people republic of china 1949 came a new aesthetic that came by the government and the soviet union. Artists embraced contemporary and abstract ideals of the west.
The Benin mask is a miniature sculptural portrait and was assumed to be designed for somebody rich because it was made from rare ivory. It is believed to be the portrait of the Queen Mother of India of the Benin Empire during the 16th century.
