Chandigarh Capitol Complex, located in sector-1 of Chandigarh city in India, is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and his co-workers[1][2] and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] 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, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.[4][5][6][7][8] 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.[9]
Le Corbusier designed the "Tower of Shadows", an experimental construction, 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.[10][11] Le Corbusier used the same principle for other Capitol Complex buildings as well.[12]
Punjab and Haryana High Court or palace of Justice
Secretariat Building
The Palace of Assembly
Entry gate to the Palace of Assembly
The Open Hand Monument
The Tower of Shadows
Geometric Hill
2nd International Yoga Day at Capitol Complex, 2016
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Punjab and Haryana High Court or palace of Justice
Secretariat Building
The Palace of Assembly
Entry gate to the Palace of Assembly
The Open Hand Monument
The Tower of Shadows
Geometric Hill
2nd International Yoga Day at Capitol Complex, 2016
