Chandigarh Art Gallery

Art gallery is not very far from paved space and it is termed as “Pavillion of Temporary Exhibitions”. After the death of Le Corbusier, the near by buildings were built according to his choices and designs! This pavillion is meant for exhibitions of artists. After falling under Government Museum plus art gallery in the college of arts this place is getting neglected. For its design and better location makes this place most suitable for the City Museum. .

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Lalit Kala, Sangeet Natak & Sahitya Academi

Lalit Kala, Sangeet Natak & Sahitya Academi
Description: these are three main bodies that have been specially meant for art, music and dance and drama. These fall under UT administration and have own offices. These offices are in the State Library Building located in sector 34. Here so many things are performed like lectures, exhibitions, dance and drams performances and fests all round the year!
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National Gallery of Portraits

The in-time of Sector 17-B is from morning 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on every day except weekends and official holidays. At the gallery, you can see portraits of Indian freedom fighters, rare documents and voice recording of great people like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Being the cultural capital of India, Chandigarh has been the home town of many artists and writers. Here artists, singers and other performers like musicians, actors etc, come and show their talents. In reply, people too love art and highly adore the talents! For getting trained and professional talents, you will loads of institutes and educational hubs where budding talents are trained! Programs arranged by these talents attract attentions of the local masses.
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Nature Trails Around Chandigarh

People who love isolation and want an escape from hustle and bustle of city life, Chandigarh is the perfect place. Chandigarh has loads of natural sceneries and places to spend best of times. Maximum of them begin from Sector 1 or nearby the lake!

Subcategories of Nature Trails Around Chandigargh

Sukhna Lake to Mansa Devi Temple: Walk from farmlands and Saketri Village takes only 40 minutes.

Sukhna Forest Trail: Distance between Lake Regulator and Smriti Upvan is around 2 hour. People should go and trek in early morning as that time you can see wonderful birds; perfect for bird watchers.

Sukhna to Pinjore:The way begins with proximity to Lake Regulator and ends to Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore. It takes 3.5 trekking time to board uphill complimented with beauteous countryside.

Mullanpur to Jayanti Devi: Mullanpur is located just after Punjab University. It takes only one hour from the way between farmlands and groves. Native people at there are very cooperative and help you out at every step..

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Open Hand Monument

This giant hand in metal sheet rises 26 meters from a sunken french and rotates freely in the wind from a high concrete pedestal, conveying the symbolic message "Open to give, open to receive". Conspicuous by its scale, the Open Hand is the official emblem of the city. The design of this emblem as of the monument was conceived entirely by Le Corbusier. There is probably no city emblem in the world quite like this one. ‘Open to give and open to receive’ presumes an open mind. This notion as also the emblem, celebrates the give and take of ideas, as opposed to commemorating personalities.
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The Secretariat

The Secretariat is one of the biggest buildings in the Capitol Complex. Structure of the building is multi-storeyed straight and linear and structured like a slab made as workplace for almost 4000 people. In the building, you have long stretched sun breaker with heights and projections added by a roof that has towers, funnels, pavilions, cafeteria and artistic styled pedestal. In Corbusier which is a framework resembling a sculpture!

There are three of them and these three buildings are the finest example of engineering class. Especially there chaste finishing and rough concrete layers given Le Corbusier. However, this style was later very popular all over the globe. The fourth building was conceptualized by the Governor’s Palace or a Museum of Knowledge.

These buildings are no less than masterpieces and finest paradigm of architectural class and designing! The innovative styles and creativity imbedded in these buildings makes them simply great! 1200 feet stretched high Capital Complex, Le Corbusier planned several monuments are additional beauty of the place. Also, there are Open Hand, Martyrs Memorial, Tower of Shadows and Geometrical hill and many more! .

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The Sukhna Lake

This 3-square-kilometre rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. The roof of the ‘bund’ or dam, elegantly landscaped has become a favourite promenade. Serious ‘walkers’ pursue an exercise regime, families enjoy an evening stroll, painters and photographers mingle with children on roller skates – to partake of this extraordinary amenity. Photographers and painters never tire of capturing the setting sun, or the heavily clouded monsoon sky, or the early morning mist captured with the rising winter sun against the tranquillity of the lake. Even anglers do not leave unrewarded.The Sukhna Lake attracts migratory birds from places/lands as far as Siberia and elsewhere.

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Theatres and Art Galleries

Chandigarh has loads of theaters. In sector 1, the rock garden has three open theaters. The monument of Open Hand begins with an amphitheater that is really great for performances for artist. The government museum in culture complex owns an auditorium. The open air auditorium of the Punjab Kala Bhawan in the Rose Garden is very famous for music, dance and performances like dances. The Tagore Theatre of Performing Arts in Sector 18 has wonderful acoustics and excellent designed interiors. The large PGI auditorium is meant for theatrical performances. Bal Bhawan has a wonderful big open theater and also enclosed auditorium. .

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