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Chandigarh
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Facts
& Figures of Chandigarh
Location - Chandigarh.
Altitude - 1854.
Best Time - All Round the Year. |
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Chandigarh
is the best-planned city in India, with architecture which
is world-renowned, and a quality of life, which is
unparalleled. As the capital of the states of Punjab and
Haryana, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh it is a
prestigious city. The face of modern India, Chandigarh, is
the manifestation of a dream that Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
envisaged and Le Corbusier executed.
Serenity
and a city are two diametrically opposite concepts, which
however, get belied in the 'City Beautiful'. Chandigarh is a
rare epitome of modernization co-existing with nature's
preservation. It is here that the trees and plants are as
much a part of the construction plans as the buildings and
the roads. India’s first planned city, is a rich,
prosperous, spic and span, green city rightly called “ THE
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Leisure Valley
Leisure valley is the most beautiful and popular tourist
attraction destination in Chandigarh. Chandigarh Leisure
valley is like a garland of gardens that beautifies the
entire city. It begins from Rajendra Park in Sector 1 that
is basically used for long walks, yoga and other fitness
workout activities and stretches till the Bougainvillea
garden in Sector 3. It also covers the splendid garden of
roses in Sector 16. |
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Leisure
valley takes a curvaceous turn, when it enters Sector
23. It is in the Leisure valley in Chandigarh, India
that different kinds of theme gardens are set up. |
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Rock
Garden
Location : in Sector 1 between the Capitol Complex
and Sukhna Lake
Highlights : exquisite artwork made from industrial
and urban waste
Chandigarh rock garden is an epitome of creativity and
innovation. It is a unique garden that consists of various
art objects. |
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But the
best part about the rock garden is that each of its artwork
has been made by using industrial & urban waste. It is
located in Sector 1 between the Capitol Complex and Sukhna
Lake. The credit for laying its foundation goes to Nek Chand,
who was the then Road Inspector in the Engineering
Department of Chandigarh Capital Project.
Rock garden has been established in the form of an open-air
exhibition hall. The garden houses sculptures made by using
a variety of different discarded waste materials like
frames, mudguards, forks, handle bars, metal wires, play
marbles, porcelain, auto parts, broken bangles etc. Rock
garden in Chandigarh, India is a unique creation and
connoisseurs come from different parts of the world to see
this amazing garden. |
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Sukhna Lake
Location : in the foothills of Shivalik range
Highlights : manmade lake
Sukhna Lake is a beautiful lake that lies in the foothills
of Shivalik range. The unique thing about Sukhna is that it
is a manmade lake. It is a 3 km long lake that was created
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It was done
by damming the Sukhna Choe, which is a seasonal stream
flowing down from the Shivalik hills. Sukhana Lake of
Chandigarh, India has become an integral part of the city
People visit this place in the morning to enjoy the cool
breeze and the beauty of nature. Chandigarh Sukhna Lake
serves as a great picnic spot and an apt place for pursuing
water sport activities like boating, yachting and water
skiing etc. The atmosphere over here is very serene and thus
apt for meditating. Also, you can savor the melodious
humming of birds. People come here in the evening time to
forget their worries and relax for a while. So, if you want
to rejuvenate yourself, then Sukhna Lake is the perfect
destination for you. |
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Open
Hand
Open hand in Chandigarh, India is one of the most
significant monuments of the city. The credit for laying
down its plan goes to Le Corbusier. It is located in sector
1 in the Capitol Complex. Chandigarh open hand monument has
been designed in the form of a giant hand made from metal
sheets that rotates like a weathercock, indicating the
direction of wind. This giant hand is 14 meters high and
weighs around 50 tones. |
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The significance of open hand
is that it conveys the social message of peace and unity
that is "open to give & open to receive." Open hand is the
city's official emblem. |
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Capitol Complex
Chandigarh capitol complex houses the seat of Government.
Initially, it served as the seat only for the Govt of
Punjab, but now it has the headquarters of both, the Govt of
Punjab and Haryana. The credit for the awesome designing of
the Capitol complex goes to Le Corbusier. Located in Sector
1, capitol complex in Chandigarh, |
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India
consists of three main edifices, namely, the Secretariat,
the Legislative Assembly and the High Court. There was a
plan to build a fourth building also, which is going to be
the Raj Bhavan, as in the Governor's Palace or a Museum of
Knowledge. However, till yet, it has not come into
existence. The three buildings of the Capitol complex stand
majestically representing themselves as the temples of
democracy of free India.
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