Le Corbusier as the world's largest collection of Le Corbusier drawings, studies, and plans. In 2016, seventeen of Le Corbusier's buildings spanning seven countries were identified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, reflecting "outstanding contribution to the Modern Movement". Le Corbusier's portrait was featured on the 10 Swiss francs banknote, pictured with his distinctive eyeglasses. The following place-names carry his name: Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland
Edouard Wah buildings in the capital. In 1971, during the peak of the Duvalier regime, he emigrated to the United States, relocating to Philadelphia where he would reside for the next thirteen years. On one of many visits to his homeland, Edouard King Fong Wah died on September 27, 2003 in his beloved country of Haiti. He is survived by two daughters and two sons. Edouard Wah Edouard King Fong Wah (1938 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti – September 30, 2003 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti), better known as Edouard Wah, was a renowned Haitian painter. Wah was born and raised in the country's capital city