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A government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It comprises three buildings, three monuments and a lake, including the Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, High Court, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows.

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Capitol Complex

Capitol Complex

0.33km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

Capitol Complex located in the sector-1 of Chandigarh city in India is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier[1] and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is spread over an area of around 100 acres and is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. It comprises three buildings, three monuments and a lake, including the Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, High Court, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows.

Rock Garden, Chandigarh

Rock Garden, Chandigarh

0.51km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

a sculpture garden founded by Nek Chand Saini, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957. Today it is spread over an area of 40 acres (16 ha). It is completely built of industrial and home waste and discarded items.

Open Hand Monument

Open Hand Monument

0.57km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

Open hand Monument is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the Indian city and union territory of Chandigarh. It is the emblem or symbol of the Government of Chandigarh and symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind

HIGH COURT

HIGH COURT

0.6km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

The court building is known as the Palace of Justice. Designed by Le Corbusier, it and several of his other works were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in July 2016. This is the common High Court for Indian states of Haryana and Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India.

Leisure Valley

Leisure Valley

0.9km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

A continuum of various theme gardens to take care of the body and spirit of the city. Le Corbusier retained the eroded valley of a seasonal rivulet on the original site of the City and sculptured it into a Linear park now over 8km long .It starts from Sector 1 in the north and leaves Chandigarh at its southern most edge in sector 53.

Sukhna Lake

Sukhna Lake

1.55km from Capitol Complex Tourist Centre

The manmade picturesque Sukhna Lake in the foothills of the Shivalik range is an idyllic place for quiet communion with nature and for offering water sports activities such as boating, yachting, water skiing, etc. The creation of Lake was one of the greatest gifts from Le Corbusier and P L Varma Chief Engineer. To preserve its tranquility Corbusier insisted that it be forbidden to motorboats and the top of the dam (promenade) prohibited to vehicular traffic.

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Chandigarh

Chandigarh

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A city and a union territory in India that serves as the capital of the two neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. It was one of the early planned cities in post-independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design.

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Nele Lenze

Nele Lenze

2018-01-10

If you want to visit the LeCorbusier government buildings then the tourist information is an essantial place to visit. At 10 AM, 12 and 3PM you can sign up there for a free tour. This will enable you to look at the assembley and the other buildings in the Capitol Complex. You can take pictures from outside but not from inside. It is the highlight of our India trip :)
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Nele Lenze

Nele Lenze

2018-01-10

See tourist information entry for details. This is an awesome complex if you like architecture. You can see the assembley, the court, and the squares and sculpture inbetween.
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For more information about Capitol Complex Tourist Centre, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh_Capitol_Complex