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
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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
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Chandigarh library chairs usedIn Chandigarh administrative buildings
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Chandigarh committee room chairs associatedWith Chandigarh Capitol Complex