Chandigarh Capitol Complex

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Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed ensemble of government buildings and monuments in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a landmark of modernist architecture and urban planning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
architectural ensemble ⓘ
government complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedArchitect Jane Drew ⓘ
Maxwell Fry ⓘ
Pierre Jeanneret ⓘ
associatedWith Chandigarh master plan ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh

Modern Movement in architecture ⓘ
linked to: Modern architecture
cityFunction administrative center of the Union Territory of Chandigarh ⓘ
seat of government for the states of Punjab and Haryana ⓘ
contains Geometric Hill ⓘ
High Court of Punjab and Haryana ⓘ
Martyrs’ Memorial ⓘ
Open Hand Monument ⓘ
Palace of Assembly ⓘ
Secretariat Building ⓘ
Tower of Shadows ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designedAs capitol of the state of Punjab (post-independence) ⓘ
designer Le Corbusier ⓘ
governingBody Chandigarh Administration ⓘ
hasFunction executive ⓘ
judicial ⓘ
legislative ⓘ
hasPrimaryMaterial reinforced concrete ⓘ
hasView Shivalik Hills ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance (India) ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedInSector Sector 1, Chandigarh ⓘ
location Chandigarh ⓘ
notableFor brutalist concrete forms ⓘ
integration of architecture and urban planning ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
symbolic civic monuments ⓘ
partOf City of Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh
partOfUNESCOSerialProperty The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ
periodOfConstruction 1950s ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
symbol Open Hand Monument ⓘ
symbolism open hand as a symbol of giving and receiving ⓘ
UNESCOSerialID 1321 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2016 ⓘ

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Open Hand Monument → partOf → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh → partOf → Capitol Complex, Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh → partOf → Chandigarh Capitol Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh → associatedWith → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Pierre Jeanneret → notableWork → Chandigarh Capitol Complex furniture ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Pierre Jeanneret → workedOn → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Sukhna Lake → locatedNear → Capitol Complex, Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Capitol Complex, Chandigarh → containsStructure → Martyrs’ Memorial, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject linked to: Capitol Complex
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh teak and cane chairs → associatedWith → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Chandigarh low lounge chairs → usedIn → Capitol Complex Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh library chairs → usedIn → Chandigarh administrative buildings ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh committee room chairs → associatedWith → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Panchkula district → near → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Tower of Shadows → locatedIn → Capitol Complex, Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Tower of Shadows → partOf → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Geometric Hill → partOf → Capitol Complex, Chandigarh ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Geometric Hill → associatedWith → Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ