Chandigarh Capitol Complex, located in the sector-1 of

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

city in

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, is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and is a

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. It is spread over an area of around 100 acres and is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. It comprises three buildings: the Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly, Secretariat Building and the High Court plus four monuments (

Open Hand Monument The ''Open Hand Monument'' is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the Indian city and union territory of Chandigarh. It is the emblem and symbol of the Government of Chandigarh and s ...

, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2016 along with sixteen other works by Le Corbusier for its contribution to the development of modernist architecture. File:Capitol High Court.jpg, Punjab and Haryana High Court or palace of Justice File:Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg,

Secretariat Secretariat may refer to: * Secretariat (administrative office) * Secretariat (horse) Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who is the ninth winner of the Ame ...

Building File:The Palace of Assembly.jpg, The Palace of Assembly File:Entry Gate to The Palace of Assembly, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg, Entry gate to the Palace of Assembly File:The Open Hand Monument, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg, The

File:The Shadow Tower, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg, The Tower of Shadows. Le Corbusier constructed it in such a way that not a single ray of sun enters it from any angle. The north side of this tower remains open because the sun never shines from this direction. Le Corbusier used the same principle for other Capitol Complex buildings as well. File:The Geometric Hill, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg, Geometric Hill File:Asanas being performed, during rehearsal for Main Event of the International Day of Yoga-2016, at Capitol Complex, Chandigarh on June 19, 2016.jpg, 2nd

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at Capitol Complex, 2016

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