Capitol Complex
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Capitol Complex is a prominent government and architectural ensemble in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier and known for its modernist civic buildings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capitol Complex canonical | 3 |
| Capitol Complex office buildings | 1 |
| Capitol complex | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural ensemble
ⓘ
government complex ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| architect |
Jane Drew
ⓘ
Le Corbusier ⓘ Maxwell Fry ⓘ Pierre Jeanneret ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | International Style ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | post-independence planning of India ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| containsBuilding |
High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh
ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh ⓘ Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
Geometric Hill
ⓘ
Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
surface form:
Martyrs’ Memorial, Chandigarh
Open Hand Monument ⓘ Tower of Shadows ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designedFor | new capital of Punjab after Partition of India ⓘ |
| designedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| function |
seat of administration for Union Territory of Chandigarh
ⓘ
seat of government for Haryana ⓘ seat of government for Punjab ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Administrator of Chandigarh
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandigarh Administration
|
| hasSymbolism | Open Hand symbol of peace and reconciliation ⓘ |
| hasView | Shivalik Hills ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chandigarh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Chandigarh
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Chandigarh
|
| locatedInRegion | northern India ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
exposed concrete
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its role as the capitol of the state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chandigarh master plan
ⓘ
planned city of Chandigarh ⓘ |
| planningPrinciple |
monumental civic axis
ⓘ
separation of functions in urban design ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of 20th-century modernist civic architecture
ⓘ
major work in Le Corbusier’s urban planning legacy ⓘ |
| style | Modernism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
executive functions
ⓘ
judicial functions ⓘ legislative functions ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capitol Complex office buildings
this entity surface form:
Capitol complex