On this unveiling event, there were many well-known personalities like VP Singh Badnore, Kirron Kher and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan who gave an amazing performance at the event. This was the biggest day for the City Beautiful but to maintain this status, UT Administration has to maintain the infrastructure of the Capitol Complex.

About The Event At Capitol Complex Chandigarh

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) included the masterpiece of Le Corbusier, Capitol Complex Chandigarh as a heritage site on 17th July 2016. This is the great pride for our City Beautiful that it has a property that is considered as the heritage site by the International organisation UNESCO.

And to celebrate this moment of getting heritage site plaque at Sector 1 many well-known personalities came there and, made this moment memorable. The Capitol Complex that is spread over more than 100 acres in Sector 1 and has got the status of Heritage site by UNESCO last year. This Chandigarh’s architecture designed by Le Corbusier, with the Shivalik hills in the backdrop.

Well-known People Performed At Event:

Many well-known personalities witnessed this event of honour that city got because of the masterpiece of Le Corbusier. The Padma Vibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan along with his sons Amaan and Ayaan presented an electrifying performance at Capitol Complex on this event. His performance made this event memorable. He Born in Gwalior, Khan belongs to the sixth generation of Bangash lineage of musicians. Other people who were present on this day was UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore and MP Kirron Kher.

About The Capitol Complex Chandigarh:

The Capitol Complex In Chandigarh is situated in sector 1 and it is designed by Le Corbusier and given as heritage status by UNESCO last year. The buildings at the Capitol Complex includes:

• The Open Hand Monument,
• Punjab and Haryana high court,
• Tower of Shadows,
• Geometric Hill,
• The legislative assembly and the secretariat.

How To Visit The Capitol Complex In Chandigarh:

No one is allowed to go to visit the Capitol Complex In Chandigarh without the identity proof and those who want to see the Capitol Complex can visit the tourist information centre in Sector 1 to register for a tour. After getting the registration done, one needs to carry an identity proof such as a licence or a PAN card, and Adhar card. After that, you would be allowed to visit this place.

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Pictures of Old Chandigarh

These were some of the pictures from the ancient times of Chandigarh which we all have missed, cause of Le Corbusier hard work and zeal we have been able to get today’s Chandigarh as the City Beautiful

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As this year is coming to a close, we charted out a yearly synopsis of highlights of the city beautiful for the year 2016.

Chandigarh 2016 Highlights that are worth a mention – Have a look! –

Capitol Complex – UNESCO World Heritage Site. Another feather has been added to the hat! The city now boasts the newly received status of UNESCO World Heritage Site for its acclaimed ‘Le Corbusier Capitol Complex’. The building spreads over an area of 100 acres (approx) and mainly comprises of three structures including a lake; High Court, Open Hand Monument and the Palace of Assembly.

International Yoga Day. The International Yoga Day 2016 was celebrated at the Capitol Complex Chandigarh on June 20. PM Narendra Modi attended the event and participated as well. A total of 30000 participants attended the event out of which 10000 participants were from Chandigarh.

Smart City. Chandigarh received the stature of ‘smart city’ in 2016. However, it has not been untroubled as it was on a second consideration that the city was included in the list of the smart cities of India. When the first list of the ‘Smart Cities of India’ was released, Chandigarh was found nowhere on it which came as a heavy blow for its citizens.

CNG PNG Connections. Compressed Natural Gas and the Pipelined Natural Gas will now be available in many of the sectors in Chandigarh. The administration has decided to extend the service to the EWS group first. The citizens can also opt-out of the service if they wish to.

See Also: CNG PNG Chandigarh: Pipelined gas connections will now be available in the city

GPS Mapping. GPS Mapping will be done in Chandigarh very soon under the ‘Conclusive Land Titling System’. This will benefit the Chandigarhians greatly.

Cashless Chandigarh. The Chandigarh administration is vying to make the City Beautiful the first cashless city of the nation, in the backdrop of the demonetisation policy of the Modi-led government. The efforts are in full swing and it is expected that Chandigarh will soon achieve the status of being a cashless city of the country.

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A lovely abode for the residents, amazing events all year long, beautiful gardens, coolest hangout places, you name it and its there. However, there’s a lot more to the beauty of this city than you might think.

Here are some of the lesser known facts about Chandigarh, we bet you didn’t know about!

• Sure you know about the architect who laid out the design of Chandigarh? The design layout for the city was originally given by the American architect, Albert Mayor and the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki. However, later on, the major changes were done by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.

• In many of the cities of India, it is observed that there are statues of famous personalities installed in the parks etc, while in Chandigarh, there are no statues installed at any of its roundabouts, gardens or the parks.

• Le Corbusier did not make a 13 sector in the city for the famous notion about it being an unlucky number.

• Medieval Chandigarh was an abode for the Harappan civilisation. The fossil remains prove the presence of the Harappan culture long back in this area.

• Chandigarh is the greenest city in the country, covered with Banyan, Eucalyptus, Ashoka, Cassia and mulberry plantations.

• It is called the “Pensioners’ Paradise” for the convenient lifestyle that the city offers.

• “Chandigarh” is the amalgam of two words – ‘Chandi’ for Maa Parvati or Maa Chandi and ‘Garh’ for fort. The city got its name from the famous Chandi Mata Mandir.

The City Beautiful and its essence – Now you know it all!

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He designed Open hand Monument for Chandigarh, for a reason. What was that reason? DO YOU KNOW?

Le Corbusier was set to be the most admired, most influential and the most detested architect of 20th Century. He was a pioneer of the Urban Architecture. His great knowledge has become the pilgrimage for all the students around the world. He designed Chandigarh in such a way that it wouldn’t look crowded as it is now-a-days because of the increasing number of inhabitants. In an initial layout of the city, Chandigarh was only designed for 1,50,000 residents.

Chandigarh – Le Corbusier Ambitious Project:

Designing a layout such as Chandigarh was like a dream project for Le Corbusier. Our first Prime Minister of India ‘Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’ contacted Le Corbusier in 1950. A city like Chandigarh was a dream city of Prime Minister Nehru. Corbusier promised the Prime Minister Nehru, saying,”Chandigarh will be the city of Flowers, Trees, Water, Simple houses with few marvelous edifices of  a modernism”.  His idea of building a residential area, industrial area along with parks were simply amazing. Agree?

All of Le Corbusier designs was highly inspired by Mathematical concepts used by Da Vinchi, such as the Golden Ration and the Fibonacci Series, which he used as the basic architectural proportions.

Le Corbusier Purpose For Building An Open Hand Monument:

It would be a sin to compare the Open hand Monument with any other monument of the world because Le Corbusier had a very strong reason to build such a monument, which is the official emblem of Chandigarh administration. The emblem for Chandigarh was designed to convey peace & reconciliation, and the unity of Mankind. The Open hand Monument stands in Sector-1 Capitol Complex and many other places of Chandigarh like Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh-Punjab Border (Zirakpur), etc.

Le Corbusier Philosophy Behind An Open Hand Monument:

Open hand Monument expresses the philosophy, the result of a life of study, of struggles, of defeats, of victories. From the first meeting with Prime Minister Nehru in Delhi and Chandigarh, the open hand was presented. Over the year the open hand became the crowning point of what Le Corbusier called the contemplation hollow, a place to discuss public affairs far from officials, elected or imposed.

The hollow was dug at the summit of the city dominated by the 28 meter hand, shining against the Himalayas. The floor of this consideration,’considering to think, see, to talk about what’s real’ , was dug 5 meter deep and consist of two amphitheaters. Why Two? Because Corbusier philosophy was that ‘there are always two sides to a question.’ There are some chairs for people who wish to speak in the evening.

Did you know, An Open Hand Monument is mounted on a ball bearing. It turn with the wind, not aimlessly, to express what life really is, constant changes and our daily break. The Open Hand is the only political act of Le Corbusier life.

The true and simple meaning of the Open Hand is to GIVE & RECEIVE.

Symbol of Optimism in the world of catastrophe.

Do let us know what else do you know about Sir Le Corbusier’s Open Hand Monument and Chandigarh in the comment section below.

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