Chandigarh Trip Overview
Take a part in this 8 hours allow you to visit Chandigarh most famous places as mentioned Le – Corbusier Museum, Rock Garden, Capitol Complex (High Court Building, Parliament, Secretariat, Tower of Shadow, Open Hand Monument – All only exterior view as these days budget sessions are going on and there is no permission to visit the interiors), Rose Garden, Architecture Museum, Pierre Jeanneret House and many more.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Chandigarh, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Chandigarh, India, India
Take a part in this 8 hours allow you to visit Chandigarh most famous places as mentioned Le – Corbusier Museum, Rock Garden, Capitol Complex (High Court Building, Parliament, Secretariat, Tower of Shadow, Open Hand Monument – All only exterior view as these days budget sessions are going on and there is no permission to visit the interiors), Rose Garden, Architecture Museum, Pierre Jeanneret House and many more.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Le Corbusier Centre, Old Architects Office Building, Sector 19-B, Chandigarh 160019 India
The Government Museum and Art Gallery was designed by the Swiss born French architect, Le Corbusier. After partition, the division of collections took place on April 10, 1948. Sixty percent of objects were retained by Pakistan and forty percent collection fell in the share of India. The museum was inaugurated on 6 May 1968 by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: The Rock Garden of Chandigarh, Sector No.1, Chandigarh India
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden. Today it is spread over an area of 40 acres. It is completely built of industrial and home waste and discarded items. It consists of man-made interlinked waterfalls and many other sculptures that have been made of scrap and other kinds of waste (bottles, glasses, bangles, tiles, ceramic pots, sinks, electrical waste, broken pipes, etc.) which are placed in walled paths
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Capitol Complex, Sector-1, Chandigarh India
Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chandigarh Rose Garden, Chandigarh India
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, is a botanical garden in Chandigarh, India and spread over 30 acres. Apart from serving as a host of other events, the Zakir Rose Garden serves as the venue for hosting an annual rose festival called Rose Festival, a major cultural event in Chandigarh during February or March. Celebrated mainly as a tribute to the magnificence of the rose itself, the attractions include food, drinks, joyrides, and contests of varying nature, such as photography, gardening, landscaping, bonsai, and Rose Prince and Princess.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chandigarh Architecture Museum, Sector 10,Museum Complex Chandigarh, Chandigarh 160011 India
Chandigarh Architecture Museum is really a great place to know about the history of City
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh India
Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas.The lake was created by Le Corbusier and the Chief Engineer P L Verma. To preserve its tranquility, Corbusier insisted on two things: that it be forbidden for motor boats to circulate in the water, and for vehicular traffic to be prohibited on top of the dam.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Butterfly Park, Chandigarh India
In this garden for making habitat of butterflies special care is taken. This park is full of plants and vegetation with a different variety of trees. Butterfly park has different varieties of plants has Lantana, Dahlia, Marigold, Gazanian etc. This park also have amazing selection of mass plants for butterflies which includes Amla, Capris, Ashoka, Citrus Salix,Mango, Palm and Calotrpis etc.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Leisure Valley, Sector-1, Chandigarh 160001 India
Leisure Valley is a linear park structure around the city. It is over 8 km in length and is divided into a number of sub-divisions of smaller parks. Leisure Valley and all its sub-divisions were designed by the talented Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Huge canopied and evergreen trees form the basic landscape here, along with small shrubs and flowers. The park is best suited for a relaxing stroll and horse riding activities.
Duration: 30 minutes
