Capitol Complex

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Capitol Complex is a prominent government and architectural ensemble in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier and known for its modernist civic buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble ⓘ
government complex ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ
architect Jane Drew ⓘ
Le Corbusier ⓘ
Maxwell Fry ⓘ
Pierre Jeanneret ⓘ
architecturalMovement International Style ⓘ
associatedWithEvent post-independence planning of India ⓘ
constructionBegan 1950s ⓘ
containsBuilding High Court of Punjab and Haryana ⓘ
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh ⓘ
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
containsStructure Geometric Hill ⓘ
Martyrs’ Memorial, Chandigarh ⓘ
Open Hand Monument ⓘ
Tower of Shadows ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designedFor new capital of Punjab after Partition of India ⓘ
designedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
function seat of administration for Union Territory of Chandigarh ⓘ
seat of government for Haryana ⓘ
seat of government for Punjab ⓘ
governingBody Chandigarh Administration ⓘ
hasSymbolism Open Hand symbol of peace and reconciliation ⓘ
hasView Shivalik Hills ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Chandigarh ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Union Territory of Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh
locatedInRegion northern India ⓘ
materialUsed exposed concrete ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter its role as the capitol of the state ⓘ
partOf Chandigarh master plan ⓘ
planned city of Chandigarh ⓘ
planningPrinciple monumental civic axis ⓘ
separation of functions in urban design ⓘ
significance iconic example of 20th-century modernist civic architecture ⓘ
major work in Le Corbusier’s urban planning legacy ⓘ
style Modernism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2016 ⓘ
usedFor executive functions ⓘ
judicial functions ⓘ
legislative functions ⓘ

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Chandigarh → famousLandmark → Capitol Complex ⓘ
Capitol Complex courtyard → adjacentTo → Capitol Complex office buildings ⓘ
linked to: Capitol Complex
Capitol terraces → partOf → Capitol complex ⓘ
linked to: Capitol Complex
Botanic Garden Conservatory → partOf → Capitol Complex ⓘ
Vice Presidential Bust Collection → locatedIn → Capitol complex ⓘ
linked to: Capitol Complex