Chandigarh
Sign in to saveChandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of
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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India that serves as the capital for both the states of Punjab and Haryana. The city is notable for its location in the foothills of the Himalayas and its role as the administrative center for the larger Chandigarh Capital Region, which includes nearby satellite cities.
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- Indian state or territory.name
- Chandigarh
- Indian state or territory.official_name
- Union Territory of Chandigarh
- Indian state or territory.image_caption
- Clockwise from top:Palace of Assembly; Sector 42 Stadium; Rock Garden of Chandigarh; Chandigarh IT Park; Gandhi Bhawan at Panjab University; Open Hand Monument
- Indian state or territory.type
- Union Territory and City
- Indian state or territory.image_seal
- File:Emblem_of_Chandigarh.svg
- Indian state or territory.nickname
- "The City of Beauty"
- Indian state or territory.image_map
- IN-CH.svg
- Indian state or territory.formation_date4
- 7 October 1953
- Indian state or territory.capital
- Chandigarh
- Indian state or territory.districts
- 01
- Indian state or territory.Administrator
- Gulab Chand Kataria
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- Etymology
- History
- Partition and independence
- Conception and initial planning
- Masterplan
- Mayer plan
- Corbusier plan
- Construction
- Reorganisation and afterwards
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Wildlife and biodiversity
- Heritage Trees of Chandigarh
- Landscape
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Religion
- Health
- Government and politics
- Administrator of the union territory
- Politics
- Civic administration
- Civic utilities
- Cleanliness
- Economy
- Employment
- Culture
- Festivals
- Transport
- Road
- Air
- Rail
- Education
- Sports
- Tourist attractions
- Natural landscape
- Museums
- Architecture
- Others
- Postcolonial significance
- Background
- Modernism in new town design
- Criticisms
- Notable people
- Villages
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Referenced books
- Further reading
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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla.
Chandigarh is one of the earliest planned cities in post-independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Most of the government buildings and housing in the city were designed by a team headed by Le Corbusier and British architects Dame Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. Chandigarh's Capitol Complex—as part of a global ensemble of Le Corbusier's buildings—was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the 40th session of the World Heritage Conference in July 2016.
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