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Chandigarh · Nature
Rock Garden & Sukhna
The Scrap Garden
Nek Chand's secret kingdom and the lake with its promenade dam.
Two wonders at the grid's edge: the Rock Garden (Nek Chand's secret kingdom, built over a quarter-century from broken crockery and industrial scrap) and Sukhna Lake with the city's long promenade dam. All Chandigarh runs here at dawn; at sunset the Himalayan foothills blush over the water. The city's answer to anyone who calls it too orderly.
Who it suits
the scrap-made garden the lake at sunset morning runs
Staying here
No stays: a half-day for the water and the garden.
In the evening
The lake is best at sunset; the garden closes by evening.
Getting there
Rickshaw to the garden and lake · then on foot
What to see
Pierre Jeanneret House MuseumStand in the living room of the man who furnished an entire city
Chandigarh Bird ParkMacaws crossing overhead inside a netted aviary, ten minutes from SukhnaDetails →
Capitol ComplexA UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sukhna LakeThe city's natural heartDetails →
Rock GardenA garden made of wasteDetails →
Other areas of Chandigarh
Areas on the map
In the app: the city's areas on the map, the places inside and a route.
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