Chandigarh Capitol Complex

E301870

Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed ensemble of government buildings and monuments in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a landmark of modernist architecture and urban planning.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
architectural ensemble
government complex
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
associatedArchitect Jane Drew
Maxwell Fry
Pierre Jeanneret
associatedWith Chandigarh
surface form: Chandigarh master plan

Modern architecture
surface form: Modern Movement in architecture
cityFunction administrative center of the Union Territory of Chandigarh
seat of government for the states of Punjab and Haryana
contains Geometric Hill
High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh
surface form: High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Martyrs’ Memorial
Open Hand Monument
Palace of Assembly
Secretariat building
surface form: Secretariat Building

Tower of Shadows
country India
designedAs capitol of the state of Punjab (post-independence)
designer Le Corbusier
governingBody Administrator of Chandigarh
surface form: Chandigarh Administration
hasFunction executive
judicial
legislative
hasPrimaryMaterial reinforced concrete
hasView Shivalik Hills
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance (India)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedInSector Sector 1, Chandigarh
location Chandigarh
notableFor brutalist concrete forms
integration of architecture and urban planning
monumental scale
symbolic civic monuments
partOf Chandigarh
surface form: City of Chandigarh
partOfUNESCOSerialProperty The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
periodOfConstruction 1950s
region northern India
surface form: North India
symbol Open Hand Monument
symbolism open hand as a symbol of giving and receiving
UNESCOSerialID 1321
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2016

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Open Hand Monument partOf Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh partOf Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh partOf Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Chandigarh Capitol Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh associatedWith Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Pierre Jeanneret notableWork Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Chandigarh Capitol Complex furniture
Pierre Jeanneret workedOn Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Sukhna Lake locatedNear Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Capitol Complex containsStructure Chandigarh Capitol Complex
subject surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
this entity surface form: Martyrs’ Memorial, Chandigarh
Chandigarh teak and cane chairs associatedWith Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh low lounge chairs usedIn Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex Chandigarh
Chandigarh library chairs usedIn Chandigarh Capitol Complex
this entity surface form: Chandigarh administrative buildings
Chandigarh committee room chairs associatedWith Chandigarh Capitol Complex