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.

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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

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Chandigarh famousLandmark Capitol Complex
Capitol Complex courtyard adjacentTo Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex office buildings
Capitol terraces partOf Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Capitol complex
Botanic Garden Conservatory partOf Capitol Complex