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instanceOf
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city
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union territory of India
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administrativeStatus
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union territory directly governed by the Government of India
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administratorTitle
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Administrator of Chandigarh
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architect
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Le Corbusier
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constructionStart
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1950s
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coordinates
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approximately 30.74°N 76.79°E
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country
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India
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designedPeriod
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post-independence India
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etymology
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name means 'fortress of Chandi' in Hindi/Punjabi
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famousLandmark
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Capitol Complex
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Chandigarh High Court building
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Chandigarh Legislative Assembly building
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Chandigarh Secretariat building
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Open Hand Monument
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Rock Garden of Chandigarh
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Sukhna Lake
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governmentType
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union territory administration
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isCapitalOf
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Haryana
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Punjab
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knownFor
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being a planned city
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modernist architecture
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urban planning
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legislature
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no separate state legislature
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locatedIn
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India
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northern India
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namedAfter
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Chandi Mandir (temple of the goddess Chandi)
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near
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Himalayan foothills
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nearbyState
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Haryana
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Himachal Pradesh
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Punjab
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officialLanguage
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English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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originalPlanner
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Albert Mayer
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planner
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Le Corbusier
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planningPrinciple
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modernist urbanism
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zoning of land uses
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populationRankInIndia
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one of the smaller union territories by population
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region
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Punjab region
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Shivalik foothills
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roleInIndia
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first planned city of independent India
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stateOrUTCapitalOf
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Haryana
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Punjab
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timezone
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Indian Standard Time
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urbanDesignFeature
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grid plan
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sector-based layout
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separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic
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utcOffset
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+5:30
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