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Chandigarh · Heritage
The Capitol Complex
Corbusier's Concrete
The Assembly, the Secretariat and the Open Hand: UNESCO modernism.
Le Corbusier's Capitol, a modernist manifesto in concrete (UNESCO): the Assembly with its hyperbolic roof, the Secretariat, the High Court and the rotating Open Hand, emblem of a city open to give and receive. Entry by guided slots with ID: the bureaucracy is real, and so is the architecture. A pilgrimage for anyone who loves the twentieth century.
Who it suits
Le Corbusier UNESCO modernism the Open Hand
Staying here
No stays: a government quarter; base in the sectors nearby.
In the evening
Daytime guided slots only; book with your passport.
Getting there
Rickshaw or taxi · guided entry in time slots
What to see
Capitol ComplexA UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rock GardenA garden made of wasteDetails →
Other areas of Chandigarh
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